Cape Cod Canal

The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway in Massachusetts connecting Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south, and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Sagamore Bridge and Bourne station.

Sagamore Bridge

Bridge

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The Sagamore Bridge in Sagamore, Massachusetts, carries Route 6 and the Claire Saltonstall Bikeway across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the mainland of Massachusetts.

Bourne station

Railway station

Bourne station is a train station in Bourne, Massachusetts, served by the CapeFlyer. Bourne station is situated 2 miles southwest of Cape Cod Canal.

Jonathan Bourne Public Library

Library

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The Jonathan Bourne Public Library is a public library in Bourne, Massachusetts. Prior to 1891, the town lacked a public library, as it was a part of the town of Sandwich. Jonathan Bourne Public Library is situated 2½ miles southwest of Cape Cod Canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bournedale and Sagamore.

Bournedale

Hamlet

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Bournedale is a village in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, fronting Sagamore Beach, Buzzards Bay and the middle of the Cape Cod Canal.

Sagamore

Village

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Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.

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.

Cape Cod Canal

Type: Canal
Description: artificial waterway in Massachusetts, USA, connecting Cape Cod Bay to Buzzards Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.76816° or 41° 46′ 5″ north

Longitude

-70.56614° or 70° 33′ 58″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFQC9M+7G

GeoNames ID

4932242

Wikidata ID

Q2936092

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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Cod Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Cod Canal” goes by many names.

Arabic: “قناة كيب كود”
Azerbaijani: “Keyp-Kod kanalı”
Cebuano: “Cape Cod Canal”
Chinese: “科德角运河”
Chinese: “科德角運河”
Dutch: “Cape Cod Canal”
Egyptian Arabic: “قناة كيب كود”
French: “canal du Cap-Cod”
French: “Canal du Cap-Cod”
German: “Cape Cod Canal”
Hebrew: “תעלת קייפ קוד”
Italian: “Canale di Capo Cod”
Japanese: “ケープコッド運河”
Korean: “케이프코드 운하”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Cod Canal”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Cod-kanalen”
Norwegian: “Cape Cod Canal”
Polish: “Cape Cod Canal”
Portuguese: “Canal de Cape Cod”
Russian: “Кейп-Код”
Slovenian: “Cape Cod Canal”
Ukrainian: “Кейп-Код канал”
Ukrainian: “Кейп-Код”
“Cape Cod Canal”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bourne Corners and Pondville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Signal Hill and Foundry Pond.

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