Massachusetts Gazetteer
Merrimack River is a physical feature (stream) in Essex County. The primary coordinates for Merrimack River places it within the MA 01950 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Merrimack River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 117 miles long. Heads in NH, formed by the confluence of the Pemiqewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers, flows SSE and ENE to the Atlantic Ocean between the S end of Salisbury Beach and Plum Island Point; Cities of Newburyport; Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell and Towns of Salisbury, Amesbury, West Newbury, Merrimac, South Groveland, Methuen, North Andover, Andover, Dracut, Chelmsford, and Tynsborough, MA. |
| History: | """Merrimack "" is an Indian word meaning ""sound of the falls,"" (MGB 1932) Sturgeon, or swift water (Steel) (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
| County: | Essex County |
| Latitude: | 42.8195362 |
| Longitude: | -70.8119957 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Merrimack River: Merrimack River.
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Salisbury, MA
(3.1 miles WNW) Newburyport, MA (3.4 miles W) Seabrook Beach, NH (4.7 miles N) Hampton Beach, NH (6.1 miles N) Amesbury Town city, MA (7.1 miles WNW) |
Rowley, MA
(7.9 miles SSW) Hampton, NH (8.3 miles N) Ipswich, MA (9.8 miles S) Essex, MA (13.1 miles S) Exeter, NH (13.1 miles NNW) |
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Plum Island, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Cushing, MA (1.4 miles NNW) Browns Point, MA (1.4 miles NW) Salisbury Beach, MA (1.4 miles N) Plumbush, MA (1.9 miles SSW) |
Joppa, MA
(2.4 miles WSW) Rings Island, MA (2.7 miles W) Pine Island, MA (3.1 miles SSW) Upper Green, MA (3.1 miles SW) Newbury Old Town, MA (4.1 miles SSW) |
