Griffin Island
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Merrick Island and Bound Brook Island.
Merrick Island
Island
Merrick Island is an island in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located 1.5 miles northwest of Wellfleet in the Town of Wellfleet. Great Beach Hill is located south-southwest of Merrick Island.
Bound Brook Island
Island
Bound Brook Island is an island in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located between Bound Brook and Duck Harbor, 2 miles northwest of Wellfleet in the Town of Wellfleet.
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.
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.
Griffin Island
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 79 feet
- Also known as: “Griffins Island”
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.94177° or 41° 56′ 30″ northLongitude
-70.06336° or 70° 3′ 48″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
87HFWWRP+PMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358275135OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Griffin Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Griffin Island”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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