Handy Point

Handy Point is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Handy Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Oyster Harbors, as well as near Cotuit Highlands.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Osterville Baptist Church and Marstons Mills Community Church.

Osterville Baptist Church

Church

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Osterville Baptist Church is an historic Baptist church building at 824 Main Street in the Osterville village of Barnstable, Massachusetts. The white clapboarded wood-frame structure was built in 1837 for a congregation formed two years earlier.

Marstons Mills Community Church

Place of worship

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Marstons Mills Community Church, formerly the Methodist Church, is a historic church building in the Marstons Mills village of Barnstable, Massachusetts.

Mill Pond

Pond

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cotuit and Osterville.

Cotuit

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cotuit is a village of the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod. Cotuit Oyster Company has been producing oysters in the pretty harbor since 1837. In this quiet residential area with upscale summer retreats, the harbor provides great boating and kayaking and some beautiful views.

Osterville

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Osterville is a village of the town of Barnstable, on Cape Cod. It has a charming village center and beautiful beaches along Nantucket Sound.

Marstons Mills

Village

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marstons Mills is a village in the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. It is primarily residential, located on Massachusetts Route 28, and rural in nature.

Handy Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Handys Point”
Category: landform
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.62279° or 41° 37′ 22″ north

Longitude

-70.42434° or 70° 25′ 28″ west

Open location code

87HFJHFG+47

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7538869180

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4938796

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