Herring River
Herring River is a stream in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Herring River is situated nearby to the locality First Encounter Beach, as well as near the hamlet Rock Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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. Eastham Public Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of Herring River.
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 Herring River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namskaket and Eastham.
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 1½ miles south of Herring River.
Eastham
Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.
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.
Herring River
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Bees River”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81539° or 41° 48′ 55″ northLongitude
-70.00391° or 70° 0′ 14″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HFRX8W+5CGeoNames ID
4939328
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