Racing Beach

Racing Beach is a hamlet in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Racing Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Quissett, as well as near Sippewisset.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falmouth Hospital and Falmouth station.

Falmouth Hospital

Hospital

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Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in Falmouth, Massachusetts founded in 1963. It has 95 beds. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue just south off of TerHeun Drive. Falmouth Hospital is situated 1½ miles east of Racing Beach.

Falmouth station

Bus station

Photo: Chris Rycroft, CC BY 2.0.

Falmouth station is a bus station and former railroad station in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1912 to replace an older station, it was used for rail service until 1964, with brief revivals in 1984 and 1988. Falmouth station is situated 1½ miles east of Racing Beach.

Lawrence Academy

Historic building

Photo: WestFalmouth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Lawrence Academy is a historic former school building at 20 Academy Lane in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1834, it is one of Falmouth's finest Greek Revival buildings. Lawrence Academy is situated 2 miles east of Racing Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Falmouth and Woods Hole.

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.

Woods Hole

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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.

Teaticket

Village

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Teaticket is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, Teaticket had a population of 1,663. Its name comes from the Wampanoag word "Tataket," which translates roughly and appropriately as "at the principal tidal stream."… Teaticket is situated 3 miles east of Racing Beach.

Racing Beach

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.55428° or 41° 33′ 15″ north

Longitude

-70.65448° or 70° 39′ 16″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFH83W+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158854424

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4948336

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