Gunning Point

Gunning Point is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Gunning Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Sippewisset, as well as near Racing Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falmouth Hospital and Falmouth station.

Falmouth Hospital

Hospital

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Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in Falmouth, Massachusetts founded in 1963. It has 95 beds. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue just south off of TerHeun Drive.

Falmouth station

Bus station

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

Falmouth station is a bus station and former railroad station in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1912 to replace an older station, it was used for rail service until 1964, with brief revivals in 1984 and 1988.

Lawrence Academy

Historic building

Photo: WestFalmouth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lawrence Academy is a historic former school building at 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1834, it is one of Falmouth's finest Greek Revival buildings.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falmouth and West Falmouth.

Falmouth

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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 Falmouth

Village

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West Falmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Falmouth had a population of 1,812.

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.

Gunning Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.56489° or 41° 33′ 54″ north

Longitude

-70.65372° or 70° 39′ 13″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFH87W+XG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7538869807

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4938553

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