Bass Rock
Bass Rock is an island in Essex, Massachusetts. Bass Rock is situated nearby to the locality Little Neck, as well as near Camp Sea Haven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandy Point State Reservation and Grape Island.
Sandy Point State Reservation
Protected area
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Sandy Point State Reservation is a coastal Massachusetts state park located in the town of Ipswich at the southern tip of Plum Island. The reservation is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and is an important nesting area for the piping plover and the least tern.
Grape Island
Island
Grape Island, sometimes known as Grape Island, Ipswich, is a part of Plum Island, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the United States. For nearly two centuries, Grape Island was a small, but thriving community of fishermen, farmers, and clam diggers, until the land was purchased by the US Government and turned into a wildlife refuge in the middle of the 20th century. Grape Island is situated 1½ miles north of Bass Rock.
Crane Beach
Beach
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Crane Beach is a 1,234-acre conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann. It consists of a four-mile-long sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest. Crane Beach is situated 2 miles southeast of Bass Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipswich and Essex.
Ipswich
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Ipswich is a seaside town of 14,000 people in Massachusetts. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island.
Essex
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Essex is a town in on Cape Ann in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. Settled by direct descendants of the Mayflower passengers in the early 1600s, it was later world-renowned as North America's fishing schooner construction center.
Rowley
Town
Ipswich is a seaside town of 14,000 people in Massachusetts. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island. Rowley is situated 5 miles west of Bass Rock.
Bass Rock
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States (GeoNames ID = 4929892)
- Category: landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Bass Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bass Rock”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Plum Island Sound and Sandy Point.
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