Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is situated nearby to the government office Building 5 Crawford Lab (USGS), as well as near Woods Hole Fire Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Marine Biological Laboratory.

Nobska Point Light

Lighthouse

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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 1¼ miles south of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Research institute

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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 1¼ miles southwest of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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 1 mile southwest of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

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

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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.

Teaticket

Village

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Teaticket is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. As of the 2020 census, Teaticket had a population of 1,663. Its name comes from the Wampanoag word "Tataket," which translates roughly and appropriately as "at the principal tidal stream."… Teaticket is situated 3½ miles northeast of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.53451° or 41° 32′ 4″ north

Longitude

-70.65306° or 70° 39′ 11″ west

Operator

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Open location code

87HFG8MW+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8440912840

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