Nahant Beach Reservation

Nahant Beach Reservation
Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston
Long Beach
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Essex
Town Nahant
Location Nahant Road
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°26′50″N 70°56′12″W / 42.44722°N 70.93667°W / 42.44722; -70.93667Coordinates: 42°26′50″N 70°56′12″W / 42.44722°N 70.93667°W / 42.44722; -70.93667 [1]
Area 67 acres (27 ha) [2]
Established Unspecified
Management Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation
Location in Massachusetts
Website: Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation

Nahant Beach Reservation is a protected coastal reservation in the town of Nahant, Massachusetts. It includes 66.5 acres (26.9 ha) of beaches and recreational areas.[3] Nahant Road, called Nahant Beach Boulevard when it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, offers access to 7,000-foot (2,100 m) Long Beach on the Atlantic Ocean side to the east. The reservation includes a boat ramp with access to Lynn Harbor and shares athletic fields with Lynn Shore Reservation in the area around Nahant Rotary, a traffic circle at the reservation's northern end.[4][5]

The reservation is part of the Metropolitan Park System of Greater Boston.

References

  1. 1 2 "Long Beach". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "2012 Acreage Listing" (PDF). Department of Conservation and Recreation. April 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  3. "Protected and recreational open space datalayer". Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs.
  4. "Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation". MassParks. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
  5. "Lynn Shore Map" (PDF). MassParks: Lynn Shore & Nahant Beach Reservation. Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved August 5, 2013.

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