Ipswich Bay

Ipswich Bay is a bay in Essex, Massachusetts. Ipswich Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Bay View, as well as near Rowley Shore.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Annisquam Harbor Light and Wingaersheek Beach.

Annisquam Harbor Light

Lighthouse

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Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester. Annisquam Harbor Light is situated 1½ miles southeast of Ipswich Bay.

Wingaersheek Beach

Beach

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Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton". Wingaersheek Beach is situated 2½ miles south of Ipswich Bay.

Cove Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

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Cove Hill Cemetery is situated 2 miles east of Ipswich Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Annisquam and Dogtown Commons.

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 2 miles southeast of Ipswich Bay.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

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Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Dogtown Commons is situated 3½ miles southeast of Ipswich Bay.

Rockport

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Rockport is a town of 7,000 people in Massachusetts on Cape Ann. The town, once famous for granite production, got its start as an artist colony in the late 1800s.

Ipswich Bay

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

42.68343° or 42° 41′ 0″ north

Longitude

-70.69949° or 70° 41′ 58″ west

Open location code

87JFM8M2+96

GeoNames ID

4940626

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Satellite Map

Discover Ipswich Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Annisquam Harbor and Langsford Cemetery.

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