Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts
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Plymouth Beach (also called Plymouth Long Beach or The Point) is a small village located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. It is located directly south of Plymouth Center, and is adjacent to Plimoth Plantation. Plymouth Beach consists of a motel, a restaurant and a small beachside community along Warren Cove.
[edit] Barrier beach
The village of Plymouth Beach is best known for its prominent barrier beach. The beach is approximately three miles in length. It begins just south of the Eel River bridge on Route 3A, and juts out almost due north, running along the last ½ mile (0.8 km) of the river before it empties into Plymouth Harbor. The barrier beach offers protection of Plymouth Harbor.
Plymouth Beach is also an important breeding and nesting site for several threatened and endangered shorebirds, including the Piping Plover and the Least, Arctic, Common and Roseate Terns. The barrier beach serves as a critical migratory stopover site. Over 20,000 migratory shorebirds use Plymouth Beach as a "fuel stop" to put on weight before continuing long distance migration. The birds' routes typically span up to 3,000 miles (4,858 km) of non-stop flight. The most northerly 3,000 feet (914 m) of the barrier beach has been protected and maintained as a tern and piping plover colony by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and is owned by the Town of Plymouth.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Plymouth Town Website
- Information about Plymouth Beach at Pilgrim Hall Museum
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