Blackfish Creek

Blackfish Creek is a stream in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Blackfish Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet South Wellfleet, as well as near Fresh Brook.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Audubon Bird Sanctuary and Pond Hill School.

Audubon Bird Sanctuary

Nature reserve

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,183 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. The sanctuary was established by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1957. Audubon Bird Sanctuary is situated 2 miles south of Blackfish Creek.

Pond Hill School

School building

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1857, it is the last of Wellfleet's 19th-century district schools to be built, and to survive relatively intact.

Wellfleet Drive-In Theater

Movie theater

Photo: Britta Frahm, CC BY 2.0.

The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, the only drive-in theater on Cape Cod, located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts along U.S. Route 6, near the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Wellfleet Drive-In Theater is situated 2 miles south of Blackfish Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellfleet and North Eastham.

Wellfleet

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

North Eastham

Hamlet

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North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296. North Eastham is situated 3 miles south of Blackfish Creek.

Eastham

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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.

Blackfish Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.90705° or 41° 54′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.0078° or 70° 0′ 28″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFWX4R+RV

GeoNames ID

4930720

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