The Bars
The Bars is in Town of Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. The Bars is situated nearby to the locality Bar Rock, as well as near Bar Head Rocks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Crane Beach and Sandy Point State Reservation.
Crane Beach
Beach
Photo: Jrpvaldi, Public domain.
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.
Sandy Point State Reservation
Protected area
Photo: Botteville, Public domain.
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.
Grape Island
Island
Grape Island, sometimes known as Grape Island, Ipswich, is a part of Plum Island, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in the United States. For nearly two centuries, Grape Island was a small, but thriving community of fishermen, farmers, and clam diggers, until the land was purchased by the US Government and turned into a wildlife refuge in the middle of the 20th century.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipswich.
Ipswich
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
The Bars
- Type: Wetland
- Also known as: “Spit Platform”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Town of Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.6956° or 42° 41′ 44″ northLongitude
-70.7646° or 70° 45′ 53″ westOpen location code
87JFM6WP+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 552442907OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wetland
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