Falmouth Heights

Falmouth Heights is a cliff in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Falmouth Heights is situated nearby to the hamlet Quissett, as well as near Racing Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Marine Biological Laboratory.

Nobska Point Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light, is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Research institute

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Marine Biological Laboratory is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. MBL was founded in 1888 as a private, nonprofit institution.

Woods Hole School

School building

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woods Hole and Falmouth.

Woods Hole

Photo: BenFrantzDale, Public domain.

The village of Woods Hole administratively belongs to the town of Falmouth, in the Upper Cape area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Woods Hole has a great natural harbor and was once a fishing and whaling center but now is known for its beautiful beaches, sport fishing, quaint shops and marine research facilities.

Falmouth

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falmouth is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod's southwest corner. It includes the villages of Woods Hole, West Falmouth, North Falmouth, Hatchville, Silver Beach, East Falmouth, Teaticket, and Waquoit. It is the Cape's second most populous town.

West Chop

Hamlet

Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.

West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor. West Chop is situated 4 miles southeast of Falmouth Heights.

Falmouth Heights

Type: Cliff
Description: cliff in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52233° or 41° 31′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.6517° or 70° 39′ 6″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87HFG8CX+W8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358269287

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4936180

Wikidata ID

Q49468628

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In Other Languages

“Falmouth Heights” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Falmouth Heights”

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Localities in the Area

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