Briar Swamp

Briar Swamp is a nature reserve in Town of Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Briar Swamp is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bearskin Neck, as well as near the hamlet Dogtown Commons.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rockport Public Library and Rockport station.

Rockport Public Library

Library

Photo: Uschoen, CC BY 4.0.

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.

First Universalist Church

Church

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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

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.

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.

Briar Swamp

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

42.6466° or 42° 38′ 48″ north

Longitude

-70.6393° or 70° 38′ 21″ west

Open location code

87JFJ9W6+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29699337

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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