Eel Pond

Eel Pond is a pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Eel Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet South Orleans, as well as near Namskaket.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Higgins Pond and Flax Pond.

Higgins Pond

Pond

Higgins Pond is a 25-acre kettle pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. It is located in Nickerson State Park. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife stocks the pond in spring with various trout species.

Flax Pond

Pond

Shubael Pond is a 48-acre kettle pond on Flax Pond Road in Nickerson State Park in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The pond has a popular swimming area and access for small boats or fishing is over that area.

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 2½ miles northeast of Eel Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.

Orleans

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles north of Eel Pond.

Brewster

Photo: bynyalcin, CC BY 3.0.

Brewster is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Brewster, known as a favorite home of sea captains, is a charming bayside town. It quieter than many Cape towns and is home to Nickerson State park, a preserve of 400 acres of trails.

Eel Pond

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

41.75546° or 41° 45′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.00698° or 70° 0′ 25″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

87HFQX4V+56

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83344170

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4935707

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