New England
Massachusetts
Barnstable County

Featherbed Swamp

Featherbed Swamp is in , . Featherbed Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
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  • Type: Wetland
  • Description: swamp in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Pickerel Pond”
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Pond and Truro Town Hall.

Pond
is one of three ponds in Barnstable County that share the name. The others are located in Eastham and Provincetown. in Truro is 17-acre natural kettle pond with an average depth of 14 feet and a maximum depth of 35 feet.

Town hall
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly Union Hall, is the town hall of . It is located on Town Hall Road, east of Massachusetts Route 6. The two story wood-frame building was built in 1848 to serve as a meeting place for several fraternal organizations, including the International Order of Odd Fellows and the Sons of Temperance.

Cemetery
Photo: Stina716, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the second oldest cemetery in . The cemetery was established in 1799; it is located on Cemetery Road in a remote area of the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Truro and Wellfleet.

Photo: Nv8200pa, CC BY 4.0.
is a town in on and includes the village of North . has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in on and includes the village of South . Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to .

Featherbed Swamp

Latitude
41.97887° or 41° 58′ 44″ north
Longitude
-70.02005° or 70° 1′ 12″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87HFXXHH+GX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82422091
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Geo­Names ID
4936281
Wiki­data ID
Q49186129
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Satellite Map

Discover Featherbed Swamp from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Featherbed Swamp” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Featherbed Swamp”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Newcomb Hollow and Cahoon Hollow.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include AN/FPS-20 Search Radar Site and Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site.

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