Pleasant Point
Pleasant Point is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pleasant Point is situated nearby to the hamlet South Wellfleet, as well as near Fresh Brook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pond Hill School and Audubon Bird Sanctuary.
Pond Hill School
School building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Built in 1857, it is the last of Wellfleet's 19th-century district schools to be built, and to survive relatively intact.
Audubon Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,183 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. The sanctuary was established by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1957. Audubon Bird Sanctuary is situated 2 miles south of Pleasant Point.
Wellfleet Drive-In Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Britta Frahm, CC BY 2.0.
The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, the only drive-in theater on Cape Cod, located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts along U.S. Route 6, near the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Wellfleet Drive-In Theater is situated 2½ miles south of Pleasant Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellfleet and North Eastham.
Wellfleet
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.
North Eastham
Hamlet
North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2010 census. North Eastham is situated 3 miles south of Pleasant Point.
Eastham
Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.
Pleasant Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91122° or 41° 54′ 40″ northLongitude
-69.99947° or 69° 59′ 58″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HGW262+F6GeoNames ID
4947529
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