Opening Pond

Opening Pond is a lake in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Opening Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet North Pocasset, as well as near Camp Edwards.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pine Hill and Barnstable County Correctional Facility.

Pine Hill

Peak

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Pine Hill, in Bourne, Massachusetts, United States, is the highest point in Barnstable County and, by extension, Cape Cod. At 306 feet, it is higher than Dennis's 160-foot Scargo Hill, sometimes thought to be the highest on the peninsula, among other local favorites.

Barnstable County Correctional Facility

Prison

The Barnstable County Correctional Facility is the county jail for Barnstable County. It was opened in 2004, replacing an earlier structure from the 1930s.

Massachusetts National Cemetery

Protected area

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Massachusetts National Cemetery is a U.S. National Cemetery located in Bourne, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County on Cape Cod, approximately 65 miles southeast of Boston, Massachusetts and adjacent to the Otis Air National Guard Base. Massachusetts National Cemetery is situated 2 miles southwest of Opening Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Forestdale and Pocasset.

Forestdale

Hamlet

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Forestdale is a village and census-designated place within the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Forestdale had a population of 4,116. Forestdale is situated 3 miles east of Opening Pond.

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. As of the 2020 census, Pocasset had a population of 2,843. Pocasset is situated 3 miles west of Opening Pond.

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.

Opening Pond

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

41.69456° or 41° 41′ 40″ north

Longitude

-70.55653° or 70° 33′ 24″ west

Elevation

69 feet (21 metres)

Open location code

87HFMCVV+R9

GeoNames ID

4946380

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