South Orleans
South Orleans is a hamlet in Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. South Orleans is situated nearby to the hamlet East Orleans, as well as near Namskaket.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Potanumaquit” and “Potanumaquut”
- Postal code: 02662
Places of Interest
Highlights include Higgins Pond and Eldredge Park.
Higgins Pond
Pond
Higgins Pond is a 25-acre kettle pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. It is located in Nickerson State Park. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife stocks the pond in spring with various trout species.
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 2 miles north of South Orleans.
Flax Pond
Pond
Shubael Pond is a 48-acre kettle pond on Flax Pond Road in Nickerson State Park in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The pond has a popular swimming area and access for small boats or fishing is over that area. Flax Pond is situated 2 miles northwest of South Orleans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.
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.
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. Namskaket is situated 3 miles northwest of South Orleans.
East Harwich
Village
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East Harwich is a census-designated place and village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 4,872 at the 2010 census. East Harwich is situated 4 miles southwest of South Orleans.
South Orleans
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.75067° or 41° 45′ 2″ northLongitude
-69.99113° or 69° 59′ 28″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87HGQ225+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 158855742OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4951471
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