Marble Road Conservation Area

Marble Road Conservation Area is a nature reserve in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Marble Road Conservation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet East Gloucester, as well as near Rocky Neck.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Ann Museum and Gloucester station.

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.

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.

Ten Pound Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Unitzebra3, Public domain.

The Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse in Gloucester Harbor in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is located on Ten Pound Island, near the eastern end of the harbor.

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.

Marble Road 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

42.6038° or 42° 36′ 14″ north

Longitude

-70.6442° or 70° 38′ 39″ west

Operator

City of Gloucester Conservation Commission

Open location code

87JFJ934+F8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29688167

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Gloucester and Rocky Neck.

Notable Places Nearby

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