Squaw Island
Squaw Island is a cape in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Squaw Island is situated nearby to the hamlet West Hyannisport, as well as near Craigville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hyannisport Club and Hyannis Rear Range Light.
Hyannisport Club
Golf course
The Hyannisport Club is a private club located in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. The club's origins spring from a late 19th century summer resident and golf enthusiast named John Reid who created a handful of holes against Nantucket Sound.
Hyannis Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
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The Hyannis Rear Range Light, also known as the Hyannis Harbor Light, was a lighthouse and, for part of its life, one of a pair of range lights adjacent to Hyannis Harbor. Hyannis Rear Range Light is situated 1½ miles east of Squaw Island.
David Cole Observatory
Observatory
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The David B. Cole Observatory is an educational astronomical observatory owned and operated by Barnstable High School. It is named after David Cole, the longtime trustee of the trust fund of Enoch Cobb. David Cole Observatory is situated 2 miles north of Squaw Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Craigville and Centerville.
Craigville
Hamlet
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Craigville is a part of the village of Centerville in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Craigville consists of the Craigville Beach area.
Centerville
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Centerville is one of the seven villages in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. Located on the South Side of Barnstable, Centerville is primarily residential, and includes a small business district as well as several notable beaches.
Hyannis
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Hyannis is a village of Barnstable in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is the major commercial center including several malls and the regional air, bus and ferry terminals. It is most famous, however, for being the hometown of the Kennedy family.
Squaw Island
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.62789° or 41° 37′ 40″ northLongitude
-70.31613° or 70° 18′ 58″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HFJMHM+5GGeoNames ID
4951887
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