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339 sq mi (880 km 2) [1] Elevation. 306 ft (93 m) Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management limits its definition of the South Shore to the municipalities between Boston Harbor and Cape Cod, which includes Atlantic coastal and coastal watershed areas "from the three-mile (5 km) limit of the state territorial sea to 100 feet (30 m) beyond the first major land transportation route encountered (a road, highway, rail line, etc.)". [4]
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25-07980. GNIS feature ID. 0618249. Website. www.brewster-ma.gov. Brewster / ˈbruːstər / is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population of Brewster was 10,318 at the 2020 census. [1] Initially settled in 1659, the Town of Brewster is named after Elder William ...
Location in Barnstable County and the state of Massachusetts. Dennis is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, located near the center of Cape Cod. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,674. [1] The town encompasses five villages, each with its own post office.
Barnstable County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. [1] The county seat is Barnstable. [2] The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Dukes County and Nantucket County). Barnstable County was formed as part of the Plymouth Colony on June 2 ...
Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Coordinates: 41°43′40.4″N 69°58′48.6″W. Pleasant Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean just north of the "elbow" of Cape Cod [1][2] in Massachusetts. It is bounded on the east by a long peninsula and a barrier island, and harbors 7,825 acres (31.67 km 2) of saltwater when the tide is in. [citation needed]
Eastham is located on the "forearm" of Cape Cod, and is 23 miles (37 km) south of Provincetown, the same distance east-northeast of Barnstable, 38 miles (61 km) east of the Sagamore Bridge, and 92 miles (148 km) (by land) southeast of Boston. Approximately one-third of the town is located within the Cape Cod National Seashore. There are several ...