Sipson Island
Sipson Island is an island on the eastern coast of Cape Cod, located on Pleasant Bay in Orleans, Massachusetts. It has a total area of 25 acres. The Island has been privately owned since 1711.- Type: Islet
- Description: island on the eastern coast of Cape Cod, located on Pleasant Bay in Orleans, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Simpson Island”, “Sipson’s Island”, and “Sipsons Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chatham Marconi Maritime Center.
Chatham Marconi Maritime Center
Museum
The Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is a maritime communication history and STEM education center. Chatham Marconi includes the Marconi/RCA-Wireless Museum featuring interactive exhibits, an Education Center offering workshops for children and families, and an Antenna Trail nature walk. Chatham Marconi Maritime Center is situated 2½ miles south of Sipson Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham and Orleans.
Chatham
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chatham is at the "elbow" of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and includes the villages of North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. Its beautiful beaches, harbors, coastal scenes and its interesting village shops make it a popular day-trip destination as well as a top-notch vacation area.
Orleans
Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
West Chatham
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Chatham is a census-designated place in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,410 at the 2010 census. West Chatham is situated 4 miles south of Sipson Island.
Sipson Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.73641° or 41° 44′ 11″ northLongitude
-69.96354° or 69° 57′ 49″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87HGP2PP+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 82586931OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4951025Wikidata ID
Q98078426
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Sipson Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sipson Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as South Orleans and Chatham Port.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cochran Land and Little Sipson Island.
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