Massachusetts Gazetteer
Childrens Island is a physical feature (island) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Childrens Island places it within the MA 01945 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Childrens Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Located in Salem Sound in Massachusetts Bay, 4 km (2.5 mi) E of the City of Marblehead, 10.5 km (6.5 mi E of the City of Salem. |
| History: | "This feature was called Cat Island in 1794 in the English Pilot (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Files). Later it was called ""Childrens Island"" after the childrens' hospital which was once located on this island (MGB, 1932)." |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.5117627 |
| Longitude: | -70.8144911 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Childrens Island: Childrens 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 Childrens Island does not include property ownership information.
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Marblehead, MA
(2.4 miles WSW) Salem, MA (4.3 miles W) Beverly, MA (4.7 miles NW) Swampscott, MA (6 miles WSW) Peabody, MA (6 miles W) |
Danvers, MA
(7.4 miles NW) Lynn, MA (7.5 miles WSW) Nahant, MA (8 miles SW) Essex, MA (8.4 miles N) Saugus, MA (10.5 miles WSW) |
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Marblehead Lighthouse, MA
(1.4 miles WSW) Marblehead Neck, MA (1.4 miles SW) Salem Neck, MA (3.1 miles WNW) West Town Landing, MA (3.1 miles W) Prides Crossing, MA (3.4 miles N) |
Beverly Cove, MA
(3.6 miles NW) Beverly Farms, MA (3.6 miles N) Clifton, MA (3.9 miles WSW) South Salem, MA (3.9 miles W) West Manchester, MA (4.1 miles NNE) |
