Norton Memorial Forest
Norton Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Essex, Massachusetts. Norton Memorial Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet Bay View, as well as near Annisquam.Places of Interest
Highlights include Annisquam Harbor Light and Rockport station.
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.
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.
Wingaersheek Beach
Beach
Photo: Gabrielm199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wingaersheek Beach is a 0.6-mile long beach located on the Annisquam River in West Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. According to the USGS the name is a corruption of the earlier Dutch name "Wyngaerts Hoeck", which was derived from "Wyngaerton".
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
Annisquam
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Norton Memorial Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.6593° or 42° 39′ 33″ northLongitude
-70.6542° or 70° 39′ 15″ westOperator
New England Forestry FoundationOpen location code
87JFM85W+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 29693084OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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