Massachusetts, US

Crane Beach

Water Bodyocean
CountryUS
RegionMassachusetts

Getting There

Nearest CityEssex6.2 km
Airport (BVY)Beverly Regional Airport16.7 km

Safety & Conditions

Shark Incidents0recorded

Sand & Geology

It consists of a four-mile-long (6 km) sandy beachfront, dunes, and a maritime pitch pine forest.

Predicted regional compositionfeldspar-rich (plutonic/crystalline terrane)
Q 40%
F 40%
L 20%
QuartzFeldsparLithic

Modelled from GloPrSM v1.0.0 (IJ_QFL). Calibrated on river sand, not measured beach samples — treat as a regional signal, not a sand assay.

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Crane Beach is a 4-mile Atlantic shoreline managed by The Trustees of Reservations on Massachusetts's North Shore, about 45 kilometers north of Boston. The beach combines genuine r...

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Crane Beach42.6862, -70.7662