Rock Harbor

Rock Harbor is a hamlet in Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Rock Harbor is situated nearby to the hamlet Namskaket, as well as near East Orleans.

Places of Interest

Highlights include French Cable Station and Eldredge Park.

French Cable Station

Museum

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The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century.

Eldredge Park

Park

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Eldredge Park is a baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts, home to the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The ballpark is located adjacent to Nauset Regional Middle School along Massachusetts Route 28. Eldredge Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Rock Harbor.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

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The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock. Edward Penniman House and Barn is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock Harbor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namskaket and Orleans.

Namskaket

Hamlet

Namskaket was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. Native Americans sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans.

Orleans

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Orleans is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the villages of East Orleans and South Orleans. With the Rock Harbor sunsets and the Nauset surf, Orleans has the best of both Cape Cod waters.

Eastham

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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.

Rock Harbor

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

41.79983° or 41° 47′ 59″ north

Longitude

-70.0064° or 70° 0′ 23″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87HFQXXV+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158800773

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4948889

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