Spectacle Pond

Spectacle Pond is a pond in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Spectacle Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Newcomb Hollow, as well as near Cahoon Hollow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cahoon Hollow Beach and White Crest Beach.

Cahoon Hollow Beach

Beach

Cahoon Hollow Beach is a beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. It was named for the Cahoon family, who had lived on the Outer Cape for many years.

White Crest Beach

Beach

White Crest Beach is a town-managed beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Situated in Barnstable County, it is bordered by Cahoon Hollow Beach to the north, and Le Count Hollow Beach to the south.

Wellfleet Center Historic District

Historic site

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The Wellfleet Center Historic District is a historic district in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. It encompasses resources that exemplify the development of the community, beginning in the late 18th century, as a thriving commercial maritime center, and then its rise as a summer resort community in the late 19th century. Wellfleet Center Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Spectacle Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellfleet and Truro.

Wellfleet

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Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

Truro

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Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.

North Eastham

Hamlet

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North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296. North Eastham is situated 6 miles south of Spectacle Pond.

Spectacle Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.95138° or 41° 57′ 5″ north

Longitude

-69.99587° or 69° 59′ 45″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Operator

Cape Cod National Seashore

Open location code

87HGX223+GM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83344031

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4951686

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