Milk Island Sanctuary
Milk Island Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Essex, Massachusetts. Milk Island Sanctuary is situated nearby to the hamlet Lands End, as well as near Eden Square.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thacher Island and Cape Ann Light.
Thacher Island
Islet
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thacher Island is a small island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the United States. It is a part of the Town of Rockport. It was a place where some naval confrontations, both minor and major, took place, which helped secure a victory for the colonists.
Cape Ann Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cape Ann Light Station on Thacher Island, off Cape Ann in Rockport, Massachusetts, is nationally significant as the last light station to be established under colonial rule and the first station in the United States to mark a navigational hazard rather than a harbor entrance.
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
Nature reserve
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located on Thacher Island near Rockport, Massachusetts. It is managed under the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.
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
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.
Dogtown Commons
Hamlet
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
Dogtown is an abandoned inland village in Gloucester on Cape Ann in Massachusetts.
Milk Island Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.6282° or 42° 37′ 42″ northLongitude
-70.5898° or 70° 35′ 23″ westOpen location code
87JFJCH6+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 29703809OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lands End and Eden Square.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Milk Island and Salt Island Ledge.
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