Great Island
Great Island is an island in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Great Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Mayo Beach, as well as near South Truro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Samuel Smith Tavern Site and Griffin Island.
Samuel Smith Tavern Site
Archaeological site
The Samuel Smith Tavern Site is a historic archeological site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses the remains of a late 17th-century tavern operated by Samuel Smith, owner of Great Island, which shelters Wellfleet Harbor.
Griffin Island
Peak
Griffin Island is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on 1.7 miles west-northwest of Wellfleet in the Town of Wellfleet. Great Beach Hill is located south of Griffin Island.
Mayo Beach Light
Historic site
Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Mayo Beach Light was an early lighthouse on Cape Cod. Deactivated in 1922, the second tower was moved to California and re-erected as the Point Montara Light in 1928.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellfleet and Truro.
Wellfleet
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.
Truro
Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.
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 5 miles southeast of Great Island.
Great Island
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91924° or 41° 55′ 9″ northLongitude
-70.06568° or 70° 3′ 56″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
87HFWW9M+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2296644006OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4938207
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