South Woods

South Woods is a nature reserve in Essex, Massachusetts. South Woods is situated nearby to the hamlet Lands End, as well as near Eden Square.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thacher Island and Rockport Public Library.

Thacher Island

Islet

Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists.

Rockport Public Library

Library

Photo: Uschoen, CC BY 4.0.

Rockport station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rockport station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Rockport, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Rockport branch of the Newburyport/Rockport Line.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockport and Gloucester.

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.

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.

Dogtown Commons

Hamlet

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

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

South Woods

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

42.6415° or 42° 38′ 29″ north

Longitude

-70.6136° or 70° 36′ 49″ west

Operator

Essex County Greenbelt

Open location code

87JFJ9RP+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1338001086

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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