Barley Neck

Barley Neck is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Barley Neck is situated nearby to the hamlet East Orleans, as well as near South Orleans.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nauset Beach and French Cable Station.

Nauset Beach

Beach

Nauset Beach is a public beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts, which extends south from a point opposite Nauset Bay to the mouth of Chatham Harbor. Nauset Beach is situated 1½ miles northeast of Barley Neck.

French Cable Station

Museum

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century. French Cable Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Barley Neck.

Eldredge Park

Park

Photo: JonP125, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Eldredge Park is a baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts, home to the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The ballpark is located adjacent to Nauset Regional Middle School along Massachusetts Route 28. Eldredge Park is situated 2 miles northwest of Barley Neck.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.

Orleans

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Orleans is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the villages of East Orleans and South Orleans. With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, Orleans has the best of both Cape Cod waters.

Namskaket

Hamlet

Namskaket was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans. Namskaket is situated 3½ miles northwest of Barley Neck.

Eastham

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.

Barley Neck

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.76678° or 41° 46′ 0″ north

Longitude

-69.95502° or 69° 57′ 18″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

87HGQ28V+PX

GeoNames ID

4929757

Wikidata ID

Q49847229

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In Other Languages

“Barley Neck” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Barley Neck (punta sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
Cebuano: “Barley Neck”

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