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West Falmouth is located in the west-central part of the town of Falmouth at (41.599628, -70.637812). [7] It is bordered to the north by North Falmouth, to the east by Massachusetts Route 28, to the south by Little Sippewisset Marsh, and to the west by Buzzards Bay.
Woods Hole is to the southwest, and West Falmouth is to the northwest. Massachusetts Route 28 (Palmer Avenue and Main Street) is the main road through the community. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km 2 ), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km 2 ) is land, and 0.15 square miles (0.4 ...
The Shining Sea Bikeway passes close to the center of West Falmouth Village, providing access to the beautiful Great Sippewissett Marsh to the south and the historic 1775 Bourne Farm and cranberry bogs to the north. Chapoquoit Beach, a Falmouth public beach, is also close to the center of West Falmouth Village. [5]
The town's central library is located downtown. There are branches in North and East Falmouth, and private libraries in West Falmouth and Woods Hole which are open to the public. There are seven post offices in town for the six ZIP codes, although several overlap and the main office handles the majority of the work. Falmouth is also the site of ...
The north end of the Shining Sea Bikeway is located in North Falmouth at the former site of the North Falmouth Railroad Station. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.1 km 2 ), of which 3.9 square miles (10.1 km 2 ) is land, and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km 2 ) (40.98%) is water.
It is bordered to the west by the village of Teaticket and to the east by the Childs River. Its southern border is the shore of Vineyard Sound . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.3 km 2 ), of which 5.4 square miles (14.1 km 2 ) is land and 0.85 square miles (2.2 km 2 ) (13.54%) is water.
Hatchville is located in the northern part of the town of Falmouth, surrounding Coonamessett Pond. Massachusetts Route 151 (Nathan Ellis Highway) borders the northern side of the community, leading east into Mashpee and west to North Falmouth, ending at Route 28 in each direction. The elevation of Hatchville is 92 feet (28 m) above sea level.
The principal populated center in the CDP is the village of West Harwich. West Harwich is located along Massachusetts Route 28 and has many stores, shops, homes, neighborhoods, apartments and vacation homes. West Harwich is home to the Holy Trinity School, which serves grades 5–8.