Quissett Harbor
Quissett Harbor is a bay in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Quissett Harbor is situated nearby to the hamlet Racing Beach, as well as near Sippewisset.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Quamquisset Harbor”, “Quamquissett Harbor”, and “Quisset Harbor”
- Address: MA
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Marine Biological Laboratory.
Nobska Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Marine Biological Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Marine Biological Laboratory is an academic research center for biological and environmental sciences at the University of Chicago. The center is located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
Woods Hole School
School building
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.
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.
Teaticket
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teaticket is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. The population was 1,692 at the 2010 census. Its name comes from the Wampanoag word "Tataket," which translates roughly and appropriately as "at the principal tidal stream."…
Quissett Harbor
- Category: body of water
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.54039° or 41° 32′ 25″ northLongitude
-70.66059° or 70° 39′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HFG8RQ+5QOpenStreetMap ID
node 368984773OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4948305
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