Onset Island
Onset Island is a small, private association owned island located at the western end of the Cape Cod Canal in the Town of Wareham, near Onset, Massachusetts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Ontset Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wickets Island and Monument Beach.
Wickets Island
Island
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Wickets Island is a 4.6 acres island located in Onset Harbor in Wareham, Massachusetts. It is located 1,100 feet from shore.
Monument Beach
Beach
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Monument Beach is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,790 at the 2010 census.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
College
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is a public university in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, focused on maritime-related fields. It was established in 1891 and is the second oldest state maritime academy in the United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buzzards Bay and Bourne.
Buzzards Bay
Village
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Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,859 at the 2010 census. It is the most populous of the five CDPs in Bourne.
Bourne
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Bourne is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Canal runs through it. Bourne includes seven villages: Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore and Sagamore Beach.
Pocasset
Village
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The village of Pocasset is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, located on Buzzards Bay. The population was 2,851 at the 2010 census.
Onset Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.73367° or 41° 44′ 1″ northLongitude
-70.6428° or 70° 38′ 34″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87HFP9M4+FVOpenStreetMap ID
way 22692172OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
4946374Wikidata ID
Q7094541
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Satellite Map
Discover Onset Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Onset Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Onset Island”
- Dutch: “Onset Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point Independence and Onset.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Onset Island Fire Department and Dock 79.
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