Sparrow Conservation Area

Sparrow Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Sparrow Conservation Area is situated near the hamlet South Orleans, as well as near East Orleans.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Higgins Pond and Eldredge Park.

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.

Eldredge Park

Park

Photo: JonP125, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.

Orleans

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Sparrow Conservation Area

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

41.7555° or 41° 45′ 20″ north

Longitude

-69.9884° or 69° 59′ 18″ west

Operator

Town of Orleans

Open location code

87HGQ246+5J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1565054172

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: South Orleans and East Orleans.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Earle Conservation Area and Sparrow Property.

Massachusetts: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Boston and Cambridge.

Curious Nature Reserves to Discover

Uncover intriguing nature reserves from every corner of the globe.