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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Woods Hole School.
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.
Woods Hole School
School building
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.
Marine Biological Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Marine Biological Laboratory is an academic research center for biological and environmental sciences at the University of Chicago. The center is located in Woods Hole, 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″ northLongitude
-70.6517° or 70° 39′ 6″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87HFG8CX+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 358269287OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Falmouth Heights” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Falmouth Heights”
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