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 Chatham Port.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eldredge Public Library and Seaside Cemetery.
Eldredge Public Library
Library
Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.
Eldredge Public Library is the public library of Chatham, Massachusetts. It is located at 564 Main Street, in a National Register-listed Romanesque Revival building donated by Chatham native Marcellus Eldredge. It was designed by Boston architect A. M. Marble.
Chatham Windmill
Windmill
Photo: Jerry Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
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.
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. 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
Photo: Stephen Senter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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″ northLongitude
-69.94767° or 69° 56′ 52″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HGM3R2+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 29844590OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
4952755
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