Blaney Rock – Cape in Essex, Massachusetts

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 613305

Location

State Massachusetts

County Essex

Feature Class Cape

Coordinates

DMS

42°28'00"N 70°54'48"W

Decimal Degrees

42.4667631, -70.9133819

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Lynn

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Swampscott

0.4 mi NW

Also Known As

Blaneys Rock Bold Dick Rock

Hydrography

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Description

0.4 mi S of Swampscott T.H.; Town of Swampscott.

History

Named for the Blaney family who used to live on the rocky point (US-T121).

Nearby Features

Fishermans Beach Beach · 0.2 mi ENE
Black Wills Cliff Cliff · 0.2 mi WNW
Swampscott Populated Place · 0.4 mi NW
Lincoln House Point Cape · 0.5 mi SE
Old Sump Bar · 0.5 mi SE
Kings Beach Beach · 0.5 mi W
Whales Beach Beach · 0.5 mi ESE
East Lynn Populated Place · 0.7 mi WNW
Red Rock Cape · 0.8 mi WSW
Tedesco Rocks Bar · 0.9 mi ESE

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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