Thompson
Thompson is a nature reserve in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Thompson is situated nearby to the hamlet South Orleans, as well as near Namskaket.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eldredge Park and French Cable Station.
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
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.
Flax Pond
Pond
Shubael Pond is a 48-acre kettle pond on Flax Pond Road in Nickerson State Park in Barnstable, Massachusetts. The pond has a popular swimming area and access for small boats or fishing is over that area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Brewster.
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.
Brewster
Brewster is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Brewster, known as a favorite home of sea captains, is a charming bayside town. It quieter than many Cape towns and is home to Nickerson State park, a preserve of 400 acres of trails.
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.
Thompson
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.7646° or 41° 45′ 53″ northLongitude
-70.0102° or 70° 0′ 37″ westOpen location code
87HFQX7Q+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 29799777OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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