Clay Pit Landing
Clay Pit Landing is a nature reserve in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Clay Pit Landing is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverview Landing, as well as near West Gloucester.Places of Interest
Highlights include Wingaersheek Beach and Beechbrook Cemetery.
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".
First Parish Burial Ground
Cemetery
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The First Parish Burial Ground is a historic cemetery located at 122 Centennial Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Established in 1644, the 2.5 acres site is Gloucester's oldest burying ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gloucester and Essex.
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city in Massachusetts. One of the country's oldest settlements, established in 1623, it serves as America's oldest seaport. Although the sea is contributing less to the city's economy, Gloucester is still a true New England fishing center as immortalized in the movie The Perfect Storm.
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.
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.
Clay Pit Landing
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6329° or 42° 37′ 59″ northLongitude
-70.7057° or 70° 42′ 21″ westOpen location code
87JFJ7MV+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 1335732250OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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