Massachusetts Gazetteer
Shawsheen River is a physical feature (stream) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Shawsheen River places it within the MA 01845 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Shawsheen River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at 422816N0711600W, 1.5 mi SE of Bedford flows NE for 26.7 miles to the Merrimack River 0.8 mi N of North Andover; City of Lawrence and Towns of North Andover, Andover, Tewksbury, Billerica, Wilmington and Bedford. |
| History: | "Indian name meaning ""falls "", ""it is smooth or glossy"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.7056468 |
| Longitude: | -71.137002 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Shawsheen River: Shawsheen River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Shawsheen River does not include property ownership information.
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Lawrence, MA
(1.4 miles W) Methuen, MA (3.1 miles WNW) Andover, MA (3.4 miles S) Haverhill, MA (5.8 miles NNE) Boxford, MA (7.7 miles ESE) |
Lowell, MA
(10.4 miles WSW) Topsfield, MA (10.6 miles ESE) Wilmington, MA (11.2 miles S) Lynnfield, MA (12.4 miles SSE) Reading, MA (12.6 miles S) |
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North Andover, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Suttons Mills, MA (< 0.1 mile) South Lawrence, MA (1.4 miles SW) Stevens Crossing, MA (1.4 miles SE) Mount Vernon Park, MA (1.9 miles SW) |
North Andover Center, MA
(1.9 miles SE) Shawsheen Heights, MA (2.4 miles SSW) Shawsheen Village, MA (2.4 miles S) Marble Ridge Station, MA (2.7 miles SE) Marston Corners, MA (3.1 miles NNW) |
