Essex Bay Marshes

Essex Bay Marshes is a swamp in Essex, Massachusetts. Essex Bay Marshes is situated nearby to the hamlet South Essex, as well as near Essex Falls.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Corn Island and Stavros Reservation.

Corn Island

Island

Corn Island is a forested island of Essex County, Massachusetts.

Stavros Reservation

Nature reserve

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The James N. and Mary F. Stavros Reservation is a 74-acre nature reserve located in Essex, Massachusetts. The property has been owned by The Trustees of Reservations since 1986.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Annisquam.

Essex

Photo: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Annisquam

Hamlet

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Annisquam is a waterfront village in the city of Gloucester in Essex County on the North Shore of Massachusetts, United States. It is a few miles across Cape Ann from downtown Gloucester. Annisquam is situated 3½ miles east of Essex Bay Marshes.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 4½ miles east of Essex Bay Marshes.

Essex Bay Marshes

Type: Swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.65687° or 42° 39′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.74606° or 70° 44′ 46″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JFM743+PH

GeoNames ID

4935949

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Essex and Essex Falls.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dilly Island and Cross Island.

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