Nobska Hill
Nobska Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located 0.9 miles southeast of Woods Hole in the Town of Falmouth. Swifts Hill is located north-northeast of Nobska Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Marine Biological Laboratory.
Nobska Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Marine Biological Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Marine Biological Laboratory is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent for most of its history, but became officially affiliated with the University of Chicago on July 1, 2013.
Woods Hole School
School building
The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts.
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.
Nobska Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 46 feet
- Description: hill in Cape Cod Massachusetts
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.51622° or 41° 30′ 58″ northLongitude
-70.65503° or 70° 39′ 18″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87HFG88V+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 358275550OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Nobska Hill” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Nobska Hill”
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