Crane Wildlife Refuge, Choate Island

Name: Crane Wildlife Refuge
Address: Choate Island, United States

#1 among attractions in Choate Island

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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The Crane Wildlife Refuge, located in Ipswich and Essex, Massachusetts, is a 674-acre property managed by The Trustees of Reservations. Located nearby are the Trustees of Reservations managed Castle Hill and Crane Beach. The refuge was established in 1974. ()

Elevation: 26 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°40'2"N, 70°45'30"W

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EssexChoate Island United States

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Day trips

Crane Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Hill, Cape Ann Whale Watch, Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex River Cruises and Charters.

1.6 miNW
Palatial seaside estate and gardens
Castle Hill, Ipswich
42 min walk • Castle Hill is a 56,881 sq ft Tudor Revival mansion in Ipswich, Massachusetts built 1926-1928 as a summer home for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Teller Crane, Jr. It is also the name of the 165-acre drumlin surrounded by sea and salt marsh the home was built atop. Both are part of the 2,100-acre Crane Estate located on Argilla Road.
6.4 miSE
42°36'58"N • 70°39'11"W
Cape Ann Whale Watch, Gloucester
164 min walk • Dolphin and whale watching, Tours, Outdoor activities
2.7 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, Maritime museum
Essex Shipbuilding Museum, Essex
68 min walk • Located in the heart of Essex, Massachusetts, the Essex Historical Society & Shipbuilding Museum is sandwiched between an acre of land set aside in 1668, “for a yard to build vessels and employing workmen for this end” and practicing commercial wooden shipyard, owned and operated by Harold A. Burnham.
2.5 miS
42°37'59"N • 70°46'34"W
Essex River Cruises and Charters, Essex
65 min walk • Boat tours, Tours, Outdoor activities
1.3 miN
Lighthouse
Ipswich Range Lights, Ipswich
34 min walk • The Ipswich Range Lights are a pair of range lights on Crane Beach in Ipswich, Massachusetts. They have a long and varied story. They were first built as two brick towers, 542 feet apart on a more or less east–west line in 1838.
2.1 miS
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Cogswell's Grant, Essex
54 min walk • Cogswell's Grant is a working farm and historic house museum in Essex, Massachusetts. It was the summer home of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little, preeminent collectors of American decorative arts in the mid 20th century. Through her research and innumerable publications, Mrs.
2.8 miSW
City hall, Shingle style architecture
Essex Town Library, Essex
71 min walk • The Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library is an exuberant Shingle Style building at 30 Martin Street in Essex, Massachusetts in the United States. Containing town offices, a public library and an auditorium, it was built in 1893-1894, and its architect was Frank W. Weston, of Boston and Malden, Massachusetts.
6.8 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
North Shore Art Association, Gloucester
173 min walk • The North Shore Art Association of East Gloucester, Massachusetts is one of the oldest art associations in the United States. Founded in 1922, it was the gathering place of some of the great American artists of the 20th century.
3.4 miNW
Historical place, Park
Greenwood Farm, Ipswich
87 min walk • Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations. It features the Paine-Dodge House, a First Period farmhouse constructed in 1694.
6.1 miSE
42°36'45"N • 70°39'48"W
Local Colors Artists' Cooperative, Gloucester
157 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
2.6 miN
Park
Sandy Point State Reservation
67 min walk • Sandy Point State Reservation is a coastal Massachusetts state park located in the town of Ipswich at the southern tip of Plum Island.