Boat Meadow River

Boat Meadow River is a stream in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Boat Meadow River is situated nearby to the hamlet Rock Harbor, as well as near the locality First Encounter Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include French Cable Station and Edward Penniman House and Barn.

French Cable Station

Museum

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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 1½ miles southeast of Boat Meadow River.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

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The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock. Edward Penniman House and Barn is situated 2 miles east of Boat Meadow River.

Bridge Road Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Bridge Road Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Bridge Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. It is a roughly 1.4-acre rectangular parcel on the west side of Bridge Road. Bridge Road Cemetery is situated 2 miles northeast of Boat Meadow River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namskaket and Orleans.

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.

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.

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.

Boat Meadow River

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Boatmeadow River”
Category: body of water
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.80761° or 41° 48′ 27″ north

Longitude

-70.00391° or 70° 0′ 14″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFRX5W+2C

GeoNames ID

4930879

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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