Plum Island Sound

Plum Island Sound is a bay in , . Plum Island Sound is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandy Point State Reservation and Crane Beach.

Protected area
Photo: Botteville, Public domain.
is a coastal state park located in the town of at the southern tip of . 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.

Beach
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is a 1,234-acre conservation and recreation property located in , immediately north of . It consists of a four-mile-long sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest. is situated 2 miles southeast of Plum Island Sound.

Island
, sometimes known as , Ipswich, is a part of , in , in the United States. For nearly two centuries, 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. is situated 2 miles northwest of Plum Island Sound.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ipswich and Essex.

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is a seaside town of 14,000 people in . Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, includes the southern part of Plum Island.

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is a town in on Cape Ann in the region of . Settled by direct descendants of the Mayflower passengers in the early 1600s, it was later world-renowned as North America's fishing schooner construction center.

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is a city in with a population of about 7,500 in 2020. is closely tied to its sister town, Wenham, sharing a school system, library, recreation department and commuter rail station.

Plum Island Sound

Latitude
42.69593° or 42° 41′ 45″ north
Longitude
-70.77866° or 70° 46′ 43″ west
Open location code
87JFM6WC+9G
Geo­Names ID
4947587
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Satellite Map

Discover Plum Island Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Little Neck and Camp Sea Haven.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bass Rock and Sandy Point.

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