Woods Hole Historical Museum

Woods Hole Historical Museum is a museum in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts which is located on Woods Hole Road. Woods Hole Historical Museum is situated nearby to the school building Woods Hole School, as well as near the research institute Marine Biological Laboratory.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Woods Hole School and Marine Biological Laboratory.

Woods Hole School

School building

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The Woods Hole School is a historic school building at 24 School Street in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States within the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Woods Hole School is situated 660 feet northwest of Woods Hole Historical Museum.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Research institute

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Marine Biological Laboratory is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. MBL was founded in 1888 as a private, nonprofit institution. Marine Biological Laboratory is situated 1,500 feet northwest of Woods Hole Historical Museum.

Nobska Point Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as Nobska Point Light, is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and Vineyard Sound in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Nobska Point Light is situated 1 mile southeast of Woods Hole Historical Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woods Hole and Falmouth.

Woods Hole

Photo: BenFrantzDale, Public domain.

The village of Woods Hole administratively belongs to the town of Falmouth, in the Upper Cape area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Woods Hole has a great natural harbor and was once a fishing and whaling center but now is known for its beautiful beaches, sport fishing, quaint shops and marine research facilities.

Falmouth

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Falmouth is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod's southwest corner. It includes the villages of Woods Hole, West Falmouth, North Falmouth, Hatchville, Silver Beach, East Falmouth, Teaticket, and Waquoit. It is the Cape's second most populous town.

West Chop

Hamlet

Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.

West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor. West Chop is situated 4½ miles southeast of Woods Hole Historical Museum.

Woods Hole Historical Museum

Type: Museum
Address: 579 Woods Hole Road
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52349° or 41° 31′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.66784° or 70° 40′ 4″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87HFG8FJ+9V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 207985670

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

10295192

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