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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sandy Point State Reservation and Holy Island.
Sandy Point State Reservation
Protected area
Photo: Botteville, Public domain.
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.
Holy Island
Island
Holy Island is a marshy island located off the northeast coast of Massachusetts, north of Cape Ann. The island is situated immediately west of Plum Island and is part of the Town of Ipswich in Essex County.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipswich and Newbury Old Town.
Ipswich
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
Newbury Old Town
Village
Newburyport is a lovely coastal town in Massachusetts at the mouth of the Merrimack River. It is a popular tourist destination because of its beautiful natural areas, water activities and fine dining.
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.
Grape Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.72044° or 42° 43′ 14″ northLongitude
-70.79522° or 70° 47′ 43″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87JFP6C3+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 253733909OpenStreetMap feature
natural=eskerOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4938102Wikidata ID
Q5596994
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In Other Languages
“Grape Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grape Island”
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