Great Neck

Great Neck is a cliff in Essex, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 89 feet. Great Neck is situated nearby to the locality Bass Rock, as well as near Old Crane Cranberry Bog.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grape Island and Sandy Point State Reservation.

Grape Island

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.

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. Holy Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Great Neck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ipswich and Rowley.

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.

Rowley

Village

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. Rowley is situated 4 miles west of Great Neck.

Newbury Old Town

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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. Newbury Old Town is situated 4½ miles northwest of Great Neck.

Great Neck

Type: Cliff with an elevation of 89 feet
Description: cliff in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.70426° or 42° 42′ 15″ north

Longitude

-70.80644° or 70° 48′ 23″ west

Elevation

89 feet (27 metres)

Open location code

87JFP53V+PC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274046

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4938233

Wikidata ID

Q49468862

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Great Neck” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Great Neck (pangpang)”
Cebuano: “Great Neck”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bass Rock and Old Crane Cranberry Bog.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Great Neck Conservation Area and Sally Weatherall Reservation.

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