Emerson Rocks

Emerson Rocks is a shingle beach in Essex, Massachusetts. Emerson Rocks is situated nearby to the peak Bar Head, as well as near the pond Stage Island Pool.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sandy Point State Reservation and Grape Island.

Sandy Point State Reservation

Protected area

Photo: Botteville, Public domain.

Sandy Point State Reservation is a coastal Massachusetts state park located in the town of Ipswich at the southern tip of Plum Island. 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. Sandy Point State Reservation is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Emerson Rocks.

Grape Island

Island

Grape Island, sometimes known as Grape Island, Ipswich, is a part of Plum Island, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the United States. For nearly two centuries, Grape Island 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. Grape Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Emerson Rocks.

Crane Beach

Beach

Photo: Jrpvaldi, Public domain.

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. Crane Beach is situated 2½ miles south of Emerson Rocks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ipswich and Essex.

Ipswich

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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.

Essex

Photo: GMushinsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Newbury Old Town

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Newburyport is a lovely coastal town in Massachusetts at the mouth of the Merrimack River. It is a popular tourist destination because of its beautiful natural areas, water activities and fine dining. Newbury Old Town is situated 6 miles northwest of Emerson Rocks.

Emerson Rocks

Type: Shingle beach
Category: landform
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.70929° or 42° 42′ 34″ north

Longitude

-70.76846° or 70° 46′ 7″ west

Open location code

87JFP65J+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 252997142

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=shingle

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