Destinations · Massachusetts
Gloucester
MA · 42.6158, -70.6619
Essex Coastal Scenic Byway, Coastal Byway and Independence Byway are 3 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Understand
With a population of about 30,000 people, this is the only real city you'll find on Cape Ann.
The same roads run past Boston, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Gloucester are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Essex Coastal Scenic Byway · 1 mi
- Coastal Byway · 19 mi
- Independence Byway · 23 mi
- Battle Road Scenic Byway · 28 mi · national
- Revolutionary Heritage Byway · 28 mi · national
Lookouts
- Eagle Rock · 3 mi
- Wildlife Viewing Platform · 15 mi
- Skywalk Observatory · 28 mi
Named places
- Burnham's Field & Playground · 0 mi
- Cape Ann Museum · 0 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum Sculpture Park · 0 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum · 0 mi
- Cape Ann Historical Museum Courtyard · 0 mi
- Sargent House Museum · 0 mi
- Sargent House Garden · 0 mi
- Fishermans Memorial Park · 0 mi
A day out of Gloucester, planned on real roads
The engine starts from town, weaves the byways and verified stops around it, and hands back an honest schedule — zero hallucinations.
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Rockport · 3 mi
- Essex · 6 mi
- Manchester · 6 mi
- North Shore · 7 mi
- Hamilton · 9 mi
- Ipswich · 10 mi