Outer Cape

The Outer Cape is the area of Cape Cod at the end of the peninsula.

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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Eastham and Wellfleet.

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.

Wellfleet

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Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

Truro

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Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Provincetown.

Provincetown

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Provincetown is at the very tip of the Cape Cod peninsula region of Massachusetts. Perhaps due to being at the remote end of the Cape and because of its variety of beautiful scenes, Provincetown has attracted artists of all types over the years.

Outer Cape

Type: region
Location: Cape Cod, Town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center

41.92° or 41° 55′ 12″ north

Longitude of center

-70.02° or 70° 1′ 12″ west

Wikidata ID

Q14228368

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