Round Island

Round Island is a mountain in Town of Essex, Massachusetts. Round Island is situated nearby to the locality Little Neck, as well as near the hamlet South Essex.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crane Beach and Corn Island.

Crane Beach

Beach

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Crane Beach is a 1,234-acre conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann. It consists of a four-mile-long sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest.

Corn Island

Island

Corn Island is a forested island of Essex County, Massachusetts.

Stavros Reservation

Nature reserve

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The James N. and Mary F. Stavros Reservation is a 74-acre nature reserve located in Essex, Massachusetts. The property has been owned by The Trustees of Reservations since 1986. Stavros Reservation is situated 1½ miles south of Round Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Ipswich.

Essex

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Essex is a town in on Cape Ann in the North Shore region of Massachusetts. 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.

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.

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 4½ miles east of Round Island.

Round Island

Type: Mountain
Category: landform
Location: Town of Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.67232° or 42° 40′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.76283° or 70° 45′ 46″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87JFM6CP+WV

GeoNames ID

4949091

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