Tonset

Tonset is a hamlet in Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Tonset is situated nearby to the hamlet Weeset, as well as near Nauset Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nauset Beach and Edward Penniman House and Barn.

Nauset Beach

Beach

Nauset Beach is a public beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts, which extends south from a point opposite Nauset Bay to the mouth of Chatham Harbor.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock.

Cove Burying Ground

Cemetery

Photo: Jerry Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Cove Burying Ground is an historic cemetery located just south of MA 6 and Corliss Way in Eastham, Massachusetts, US. It is Eastham's oldest cemetery, dating to c.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Eastham.

Orleans

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.

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 3½ miles west of Tonset.

Tonset

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Tonsett”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.80011° or 41° 48′ 0″ north

Longitude

-69.95363° or 69° 57′ 13″ west

Elevation

33 feet (10 metres)

Open location code

87HGR22W+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158841939

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4953119

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