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Crane Beach is a 1,234-acre conservation and recreation property located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, immediately north of Cape Ann. It consists of a four-mile-long sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest. Five and a half miles of hiking trails through the dunes and forest are accessible from the beachfront. Crane Beach is open year-round, and is free to Ipswich residents with the purchase of a yearly beach parking sticker. Non-residents must pay a fee to enter. In the summer months there is a refreshment bar, and the restrooms, showers and changing facilities are open year-round.

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Manchester-by-the-Sea

  12 km (7.5 miles) away from Crane Beach

Manchester-by-the-Sea is a town on Cape Ann, in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town is known for scenic beaches and vista points. At the 2010 census, the population was 5,136.

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Winthrop

  39 km (24.5 miles) away from Crane Beach

Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,497 at the 2010 census and as of 2019 the population has grown to an estimated 18,544.

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Charlestown

  42 km (26.3 miles) away from Crane Beach

Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood within the city of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Originally called Mishawum by the Massachusett tribe, it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River, across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor waterways.

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New Castle

  43 km (26.8 miles) away from Crane Beach

New Castle is a city in New Castle County, Delaware, United States, six miles south of Wilmington, and situated on the Delaware River. According to the 2010 Census, the population of the city is 5,285.

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North End

  43 km (26.8 miles) away from Crane Beach

The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, where Europeans have continuously inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s.

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Boston

  44 km (27.3 miles) away from Crane Beach

Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 8,023 at the 2010 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns". Boston is southeast of Buffalo.

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Millennium Tower Boston

  44 km (27.5 miles) away from Crane Beach

Millennium Tower is a 60-story, 684-foot-tall residential skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Construction began in 2013 at the site of the former flagship store for Filene's in Downtown Crossing and was completed in 2016.

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Scituate

  46 km (28.9 miles) away from Crane Beach

Scituate is a seacoast town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, on the South Shore, midway between Boston and Plymouth. The population was 18,133 at the 2010 census.

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Cambridge

  47 km (29.3 miles) away from Crane Beach

Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. At the 2020 U.S. Census, the city's population was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston, Worcester, and Springfield.

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Lexington

  47 km (29.3 miles) away from Crane Beach

Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is 10 miles from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census.

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