Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is a school in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute is situated nearby to the research institute Marine Biological Laboratory, as well as near the school building Woods Hole School.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marine Biological Laboratory and Woods Hole School.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Research institute

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The Marine Biological Laboratory is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. MBL was founded in 1888 as a private, nonprofit institution. Marine Biological Laboratory is situated 620 feet northwest of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Woods Hole School

School building

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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. Woods Hole School is situated 750 feet northeast of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Nobska Point Light

Lighthouse

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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. Nobska Point Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

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

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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 4½ miles southeast of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Type: School
Historically known as: “Woods Hole Oil Factory”
Category: education
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52416° or 41° 31′ 27″ north

Longitude

-70.67126° or 70° 40′ 17″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFG8FH+MF

GeoNames ID

4946165

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