Massachusetts Gazetteer
Back River is a physical feature (stream) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Back River places it within the MA 01952 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Back River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | An anabranch that heads at 424955N0705335W flows SE along the N side of Carr and Ram Islands to rejoin the Merrimack River; Town of Salisbury. |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.8223134 |
| Longitude: | -70.8764418 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Back River: Back 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 Back River does not include property ownership information.
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Newburyport, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Salisbury, MA (1.4 miles NNE) Amesbury Town city, MA (4.1 miles WNW) Seabrook Beach, NH (5.5 miles NE) Hampton Beach, NH (6.7 miles NNE) |
Rowley, MA
(7.2 miles S) Hampton, NH (8.2 miles NNE) Ipswich, MA (10.1 miles S) Haverhill, MA (10.7 miles WSW) Exeter, NH (11.6 miles NNW) |
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Rings Island, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Joppa, MA (1.4 miles SE) Upper Green, MA (2.4 miles SSE) Salisbury Point, MA (2.4 miles NW) Browns Point, MA (2.7 miles ENE) |
Plumbush, MA
(3.1 miles SE) Curzon Mill, MA (3.1 miles W) Cushing, MA (3.4 miles ENE) Plum Island, MA (3.4 miles ESE) Salisbury Beach, MA (3.4 miles ENE) |
