Monsod Bay

Monsod Bay is a bay in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Monsod Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Naushon Station, as well as near Quissett.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Monsod Pond” and “Munsod Pond”
Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Sod and Nonamesset Island.

Mount Sod

Peak

Mount Sod is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is east of Monsod Bay on Nonamesset Island.

Nonamesset Island is the most easterly of the Elizabeth Islands of Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. The island has a land area of 1.398 km2 or 345.5 acres) and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.

Veckatimest Island

Island

Veckatimest Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands, part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It used to be known as "East Buck." The island has a land area of 0.0675 square kilometres and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woods Hole and Falmouth.

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.

Falmouth

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 Chop

Hamlet

Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.

West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor.

Monsod Bay

Category: body of water
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.50789° or 41° 30′ 28″ north

Longitude

-70.69225° or 70° 41′ 32″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFG855+53

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368985245

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

4944349

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