Castle Neck River

Castle Neck River is a nature reserve in Essex, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Castle Neck River is situated nearby to the locality Old Crane Cranberry Bog, as well as near Bass Rock.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Crane Beach and Stavros Reservation.

Crane Beach

Beach

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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.

Stavros Reservation

Nature reserve

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The James N. and Mary F. Stavros Reservation is a 74-acre nature reserve located in Essex, Massachusetts. The property has been owned by The Trustees of Reservations since 1986.

Sandy Point State Reservation

Protected area

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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Essex and Ipswich.

Essex

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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.

Ipswich

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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.

Castle Neck River

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.6756° or 42° 40′ 32″ north

Longitude

-70.7795° or 70° 46′ 46″ west

Inception

1975

Open location code

87JFM6GC+65

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29696784

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Storey Island and Castle Neck River Marshes.

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