Grape 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.- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 13 feet (4 metres)
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandy Point State Reservation and Holy Island.
Sandy Point State Reservation
Protected area
Photo: Botteville, Public domain.Holy Island
Island
Holy Island is a marshy island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipswich and Newbury Old Town.
Newbury Old Town
Village
Newburyport is a lovely coastal town in Massachusetts at the mouth of the Merrimack River.
Grape Island
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Latitude
42.72044° or 42° 43′ 14″ north
Longitude
-70.79522° or 70° 47′ 43″ west
Open location code
87JFP6C3+5W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=esker
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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In Other Languages
“Grape Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grape Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hog Islands and Bar Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Point Peter and Eel Run.
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