Massachusetts Gazetteer
Brown Island is a physical feature (island) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Brown Island places it within the MA 01945 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Brown Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In Dolliber Cove 0.8 mi NE of Marblehead; Town of Marblehead. |
| History: | The approved and variant names are both local family names. In January 2012 the BGN rejected a proposal to change the island's name to Crowninshield Island; the latter name has been used by the Trustees of Reservations after Louise duPont Crowninshield donated the island to the organization in 1955. |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.5139847 |
| Longitude: | -70.8425474 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Brown Island: Brown Island.
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 Brown Island does not include property ownership information.
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Marblehead, MA
(1.4 miles SW) Salem, MA (2.7 miles W) Beverly, MA (3.6 miles NNW) Peabody, MA (4.5 miles WNW) Swampscott, MA (4.9 miles SW) |
Danvers, MA
(6.1 miles NW) Lynn, MA (6.4 miles WSW) Nahant, MA (7.2 miles SSW) Essex, MA (8.8 miles NNE) Saugus, MA (9.2 miles WSW) |
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Marblehead Lighthouse, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Marblehead Neck, MA (1.4 miles SSE) West Town Landing, MA (1.4 miles WSW) Salem Neck, MA (1.9 miles NW) South Salem, MA (2.4 miles W) |
Clifton, MA
(2.7 miles SW) Beverly Cove, MA (2.7 miles NNW) Beach Bluff, MA (3.4 miles SW) North Salem, MA (3.4 miles WNW) Prides Crossing, MA (3.4 miles NNE) |
