Harrison Avenue Conservation Area

Harrison Avenue Conservation Area is a nature reserve in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Harrison Avenue Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Five Pound Island, as well as near East Gloucester.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gloucester station and Cape Ann Museum.

Gloucester station

Railway station

Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gloucester station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Located off Railroad Avenue and Washington Street in downtown Gloucester, it serves the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line.

Cape Ann Museum

Museum

Photo: M2545, CC0.

Cape Ann Museum is an art and historical museum located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Its collection and programming focuses on the artists and art colonies of Cape Ann, including the Rocky Neck Art Colony and the Folly Cove Designers.

Sargent House Museum

Museum

The Sargent House Museum is a historic house museum located at 49 Middle Street, Gloucester, Massachusetts. The museum is open on weekends from Memorial Day to Columbus Day, and offers guided tours of the historic home, a small gift shop, and rotating exhibits in its exhibit space.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gloucester and Rockport.

Gloucester

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Rockport

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.

Harrison Avenue Conservation Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.6244° or 42° 37′ 28″ north

Longitude

-70.648° or 70° 38′ 53″ west

Open location code

87JFJ9F2+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1335950505

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Five Pound Island and East Gloucester.

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