Punkhorn Point
Punkhorn Point is a nature reserve in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Punkhorn Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Popponesset Island, as well as near South Mashpee.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge and Old Indian Church.
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge
Nature reserve
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The Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in the state of Massachusetts. Established in 1995, it is administered by the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Complex.
Old Indian Church
Church
Photo: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Indian Meeting House is a historic meeting house at 410 Meetinghouse Road in Mashpee, Massachusetts. Built in 1758, the meetinghouse is the oldest Native American church in the eastern United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cotuit and Mashpee.
Cotuit
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cotuit is a village of the town of Barnstable on Cape Cod. Cotuit Oyster Company has been producing oysters in the pretty harbor since 1837. In this quiet residential area with upscale summer retreats, the harbor provides great boating and kayaking and some beautiful views.
Mashpee
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Mashpee is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It includes the village of New Seabury. Purchased in 1660 to be a reservation for the Wampanoag tribe and later revoked and incorporated as a town. Until the 1960s, Wampanoags made up the majority of the population.
Mashpee Neck
Village
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mashpee Neck is a census-designated place in the town of Mashpee in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mashpee Neck had a population of 1,076. It is the most populous of the seven CDPs in Mashpee.
Punkhorn Point
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.5931° or 41° 35′ 35″ northLongitude
-70.4678° or 70° 28′ 4″ westOpen location code
87HFHGVJ+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 29699111OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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