Weesquamsett

Weesquamsett is in Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Weesquamsett is situated nearby to Eldredge Park, as well as near Higgins Pond.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Eldredge Park and French Cable Station.

Eldredge Park

Park

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Eldredge Park is a baseball venue in Orleans, Massachusetts, home to the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League. The ballpark is located adjacent to Nauset Regional Middle School along Massachusetts Route 28.

French Cable Station

Museum

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The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century. French Cable Station is situated 1½ miles north of Weesquamsett.

Higgins Pond

Pond

Higgins Pond is a 25-acre kettle pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. It is located in Nickerson State Park. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife stocks the pond in spring with various trout species. Higgins Pond is situated 2 miles southwest of Weesquamsett.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.

Orleans

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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.

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 2½ miles northwest of Weesquamsett.

Eastham

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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.

Weesquamsett

Location: Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.76817° or 41° 46′ 5″ north

Longitude

-69.97835° or 69° 58′ 42″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87HGQ29C+7M

GeoNames ID

4954716

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