Nobska Point

Nobska Point is a cliff in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Nobska Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Naushon Station, as well as near Quissett.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nonamesset Island and Veckatimest Island.

Nonamesset Island

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.

Monohansett Island

Island

Monohansett Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands between Cedar Island and Naushon Island. It is located in Dukes County, Massachusetts, just east of Naushon Island and 2 miles southwest of Woods Hole in the Town of Gosnold.

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. West Chop is situated 5 miles southeast of Nobska Point.

Nobska Point

Type: Cliff
Description: cliff in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.51511° or 41° 30′ 54″ north

Longitude

-70.6967° or 70° 41′ 48″ west

Open location code

87HFG883+28

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274901

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4945407

Wikidata ID

Q49469818

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In Other Languages

“Nobska Point” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Nobska Point (pangpang)”
Cebuano: “Nobska Point”

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