Holy 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Hole Island” and “Holy Island, Massachusetts”
- Address: MA 01938
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grape Island and Rowley station.
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.
Rowley station
Railway stop
Rowley station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Rowley, Massachusetts. It is the penultimate station on the Newburyport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbury Old Town and Rowley.
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.
Ipswich
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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.
Holy Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.72899° or 42° 43′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.82597° or 70° 49′ 34″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87JFP5HF+HJOpenStreetMap ID
way 271049372OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Holy Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holy Island”
- Dutch: “Holy Island, Massachusetts”
- Japanese: “ホリー島 (マサチューセッツ州)”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Nighway and Club Head Sands.
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