Waquoit Bay
Waquoit Bay is a public national estuary, which is typically used as a research reserve. It is a part of Nantucket Sound and is located on the southern shore of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Washburn Island and South Cape Beach State Park.
Washburn Island
Island
Washburn Island is a 330-acre island off the coast of East Falmouth, Massachusetts within Waquoit Bay. It is home to some primitive campsites and is part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
South Cape Beach State Park
Nature reserve
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Cape Beach State Park is a Massachusetts state park located in the town of Mashpee. It is part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Falmouth Airpark
Aerodrome
Falmouth Airpark is a public-use airport and residential airpark located four miles northeast of the central business district of Falmouth, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seconsett Island and Monomoscoy Island.
Seconsett Island
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seconsett Island is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 100 at the 2010 census.
Monomoscoy Island
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monomoscoy Island is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 147.
Menauhant
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Menauhant is a neighborhood at the southern end of Central Avenue in East Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States. The community, which lies between Bournes Pond on the west and Eel Pond on the east, is located across Vineyard Sound from Martha's Vineyard.
Waquoit Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Waquoid Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.56113° or 41° 33′ 40″ northLongitude
-70.52276° or 70° 31′ 22″ westOpen location code
87HFHF6G+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 368984724OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
4954433Wikidata ID
Q2879741
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Waquoit Bay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Waquoit Bay”
- Dutch: “Waquoit Bay”
- French: “baie de Waquoit”
- French: “Baie de Waquoit”
- German: “Waquoit Bay”
- Italian: “Waquoit Bay”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hurricane beach and Seconset Island.
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