Letterbox Name: Eastern Point Lighthouse



Location: Eastern Point, Gloucester, Massachusetts



Date Placed: 28 October 2001 by the Lonemasswolf and You Inspire My Spirit.



Accessibility: The station is closed to the public, but there is a parking lot nearby and the breakwater next to the lighthouse is open all year, with good views of the lighthouse. There are "private road" signs posted in the Eastern Point neighborhood, but visitors are permitted to drive to the lighthouse.



For a History and photographs of the lighthouse please visit http://www.lighthouse.cc/easternpoint/index.html



Difficulty: Easy, this is a driveby letterbox with a little beach combing.

All questions and comments should be directed to lonemasswolf@covad.net



Driving Directions: Take Route 128 north to it's very end. Cross over Route 127A on to East Main Street. Follow East Main Street, past the entrance to Rocky Neck. Bear right on to Eastern Point Blvd W at the y intersection with Farrington. Continue on Eastern Point Blvd W past Niles Beach on the right, to the point at which Eastern Point Blvd W becomes a one way street leading off to the right. Follow the road through the Residents Only "gate" to the lighthouse at the end of the road.



CLUES TO THE LETTERBOX