Bass Rock (Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts)
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Bass Rock is a small barren rock between Plum Island Sound and Ipswich Bay, in Ipswich
, Massachusetts
, USA
. The rock is just south of Sandy Point and Sand Point State Reserve on Plum Island
and northeast of Little Neck (neighborhood) on Great Neck.
The rock is named for the Striped Bass that frequent the local area from May to October.
Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,987 at the 2000 census. Home to Willowdale State Forest and Sandy Point State Reservation, Ipswich includes the southern part of Plum Island...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA
United States
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. The rock is just south of Sandy Point and Sand Point State Reserve on Plum Island
Plum Island
Plum Island may refer to:*Plum Island , and island in Alaska, United States*Plum Island Bald Eagle Refuge , a bald eagle refuge in northeast Illinois*Plum Island , an island in Essex County, United States...
and northeast of Little Neck (neighborhood) on Great Neck.
The rock is named for the Striped Bass that frequent the local area from May to October.