Rocky Point
Rocky Point is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Rocky Point is situated nearby to the hamlet East Orleans, as well as near Tonset.Places of Interest
Highlights include French Cable Station and Cove Burying Ground.
French Cable Station
Museum
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.
Cove Burying Ground
Cemetery
The Cove Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located just south of MA 6 and Corliss Way in Eastham, Massachusetts, US. It is Eastham's oldest cemetery, dating to c.
Edward Penniman House and Barn
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.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Eastham.
Orleans
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
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.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.
Rocky Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.79794° or 41° 47′ 53″ north
Longitude
-69.9727° or 69° 58′ 22″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
87HGQ2XG+5W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
GeoNames ID
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