Nobska Point Light House

Nobska Point Light House is a recreation area in Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Nobska Point Light House is situated nearby to the peak Nobska Hill, as well as near Nobska Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Marine Biological Laboratory.

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.

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 mile northwest of Nobska Point Light House.

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 northwest of Nobska Point Light House.

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 3½ miles southeast of Nobska Point Light House.

Nobska Point Light House

Type: Recreation area
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.51604° or 41° 30′ 58″ north

Longitude

-70.65527° or 70° 39′ 19″ west

Open location code

87HFG88V+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29688159

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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