Crane Beach

Crane Beach is a 1,234-acre conservation and recreation property located in , immediately north of . It consists of a four-mile-long sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest.
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “Crane’s Beach”, “Cranes Beach”, “Ipswich Beach”, and “Patch’s Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corn Island and Stavros Reservation.

Island
is a forested island of , .

Nature reserve
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The James N. and Mary F. is a 74-acre located in . The property has been owned by The Trustees of Reservations since 1986. is situated 2 miles southwest of Crane Beach.

Protected area
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is a coastal state park located in the town of at the southern tip of . 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. is situated 2 miles northwest of Crane Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Annisquam.

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is a town in on Cape Ann in the region of . 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.

Hamlet
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is a waterfront village in the in on the of , United States. It is a few miles across from downtown Gloucester. is situated 4 miles east of Crane Beach.

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is a seaside town of 14,000 people in . Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, includes the southern part of Plum Island.

Crane Beach

Latitude
42.67842° or 42° 40′ 42″ north
Longitude
-70.75233° or 70° 45′ 8″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87JFM6HX+93
Open­Street­Map ID
way 283700560
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
4934121
Wiki­data ID
Q5181997
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Crane Beach” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Crane Beach (lapyahan sa Estados Unidos)”
  • Cebuano: “Crane Beach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كرين بيتش”
  • German: “Crane Beach”

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