Plum Cove Recreation Area

Plum Cove Recreation Area is a nature reserve in City of Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts. Plum Cove Recreation Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Rowley Shore, as well as near Bay View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Annisquam Harbor Light and Cove Hill Cemetery.

Annisquam Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Annisquam Harbor Light Station is a historic lighthouse located on Wigwam Point in the Annisquam neighborhood of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It can be viewed from nearby Wingaersheek Beach, Gloucester.

Cove Hill Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Daderot, Public domain.

Bayview Cemetery

Cemetery

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockport and Gloucester.

Rockport

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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

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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.

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.

Plum Cove Recreation Area

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

42.6715° or 42° 40′ 17″ north

Longitude

-70.658° or 70° 39′ 29″ west

Open location code

87JFM8CR+HR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29692551

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rowley Shore and Bay View.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Young Farm Reservation and Days Pond.

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