Tern Island
Tern Island is an islet in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Tern Island is situated nearby to the hamlet North Chatham, as well as near the neighborhood Old Village.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eldredge Public Library and Seaside Cemetery.
Eldredge Public Library
Library
Chatham Windmill
Windmill
The Chatham Windmill is a historic windmill at Chase Park in Chatham, Massachusetts. Built in 1797, it is one of the state's few surviving wooden windmills, and also one of the few still in working condition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chatham and West Chatham.
Chatham
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.West Chatham
Hamlet
West Chatham is a census-designated place in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Chatham had a population of 1,619. West Chatham is situated 2½ miles west of Tern Island.
East Harwich
Village
East Harwich is a census-designated place and village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Harwich had a population of 5,250. East Harwich is situated 4½ miles west of Tern Island.
Tern Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.69143° or 41° 41′ 29″ north
Longitude
-69.94767° or 69° 56′ 52″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HGM3R2+HW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
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