Brown Island
Crowninshield Island, also known as Brown's Island, is a small island off the shore of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Since 1955, it has been maintained by The Trustees of Reservations.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Brown’s Island”, “Crowninshield Island”, “Orme Island”, “Orne Island”, and “Ornes Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Burial Hill and Old North Church.
Old Burial Hill
Cemetery
Photo: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Burial Hill is a historic cemetery in Marblehead, Massachusetts. It is located on the high ground between Marblehead's colonial-era residential and retail district, called "Downtown" by longtime residents and "Old Town" by others, and the Barnegat…
Old North Church
Church
Photo: Haydn Blackey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Old North Church is a church built in 1824, in Marblehead, Massachusetts for the First Congregational Church. It is built in the Colonial Georgian style. Their current designated term associate pastor is Rev. Lindsay Popperson.
Marblehead Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tomwsulcer, CC0.
Marblehead Light is situated on Marblehead Neck in Essex County, Massachusetts. The current tower is a skeletal structure that replaced the original 1835 brick and wood tower in 1895.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marblehead and Charter Street Historic District.
Marblehead
Photo: Bkg333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Marblehead is a scenic coastal town in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. This town of 20k has mostly retained its 18th century layout and is the perfect place to explore "old" New England.
Charter Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Charter Street Historic District encompasses a small remnant of the oldest part of Salem, Massachusetts that has since been surrounded by more modern development. Charter Street Historic District is situated 2½ miles west of Brown Island.
Downtown Salem District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Downtown Salem District is a historic district roughly bounded by Church, Central, New Derby, and Washington Streets in Salem, Massachusetts. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and represents a major expansion of the Old Town Hall Historic District, which was listed in 1972. Downtown Salem District is situated 2½ miles west of Brown Island.
Brown Island
- Categories: island, nature reserve, recreation area, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.51365° or 42° 30′ 49″ northLongitude
-70.84247° or 70° 50′ 33″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
87JFG575+F2OpenStreetMap ID
way 29693100OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Brown Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brown Island”
- German: “Crowninshield Island”
- Japanese: “クラウニンシールド島”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Peachs Point and Marblehead Neck.
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