First Encounter Beach
First Encounter Beach is a beach in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. First Encounter Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Rock Harbor, as well as near Thumpertown Beach.Photo: Astoddard73, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bridge Road Cemetery and Eastham Public Library.
Bridge Road Cemetery
Cemetery
The Bridge Road Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Bridge Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. It is a roughly 1.4-acre rectangular parcel on the west side of Bridge Road.
Eastham Public Library
Library
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Eastham Public Library is the public library of Eastham, Massachusetts that has been serving the community for over 130 years. It provides a collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources for the community.
Edward Penniman House and Barn
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The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock. Edward Penniman House and Barn is situated 2 miles east of First Encounter Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namskaket and Orleans.
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 2 miles south of First Encounter Beach.
Orleans
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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.
North Eastham
Hamlet
North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2010 census. North Eastham is situated 3½ miles north of First Encounter Beach.
First Encounter Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81868° or 41° 49′ 7″ northLongitude
-70.00286° or 70° 0′ 10″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87HFRX9W+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 82301649OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
“First Encounter Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “First Encounter Beach”
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