Scorton Shores

Scorton Shores is a hamlet in Town of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Scorton Shores is situated nearby to the hamlet Plowed Neck, as well as near East Sandwich.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Riverview School and Benjamin Nye Homestead.

Riverview School

School

Riverview School is a private boarding/day school for students, ages 11–22, with complex language, learning, and cognitive challenges located on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States.

Benjamin Nye Homestead

Historic building

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The Benjamin Nye Homestead is a historic house museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts. The earliest portion of the 2.5-story timber-frame house was built in 1678 by Benjamin Nye, and has remained in the hands of his descendants for most of the time since then.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Sandwich and West Barnstable.

East Sandwich

Hamlet

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East Sandwich is a village and census-designated place within the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, East Sandwich had a population of 3,669. East Sandwich is situated 2 miles west of Scorton Shores.

West Barnstable

Village

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West Barnstable is a seaside village in the northwestern part of the town of Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential and historic. West Barnstable is situated 3 miles southeast of Scorton Shores.

Sandwich

Photo: RadPal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sandwich is on Cape Cod in Massachusetts at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, and includes the villages of East Sandwich and Forestdale. It is the oldest town on the Cape, settled in 1637.

Scorton Shores

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

41.74177° or 41° 44′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.41197° or 70° 24′ 43″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87HFPHRQ+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158821247

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4950427

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Captain Cole Road Property and Scorton Creek Marshes.

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