Back River
Back River is a stream in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Back River is situated nearby to the locality Monument Beach, as well as near the hamlet Gray Gables.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monument Beach and Massachusetts Maritime Academy.
Monument Beach
Beach
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Monument Beach is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monument Beach had a population of 2,784.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public university in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, focused on maritime-related fields. It was established in 1891 and is the second oldest state maritime academy in the United States.
Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge
Bridge
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The Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge is a vertical lift bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts near Buzzards Bay that carries railroad traffic across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the mainland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buzzards Bay and Bourne.
Buzzards Bay
Village
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Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Buzzards Bay had a population of 4,279. It is the most populous of the five CDPs in Bourne.
Bourne
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Bourne is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Canal runs through it. Bourne includes seven villages: Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore and Sagamore Beach.
Pocasset
Village
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The village of Pocasset is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, located on Buzzards Bay. As of the 2020 census, Pocasset had a population of 2,843. Pocasset is situated 2½ miles south of Back River.
Back River
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.72511° or 41° 43′ 30″ northLongitude
-70.6167° or 70° 37′ 0″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87HFP9GM+28GeoNames ID
4929539
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