Yonce Swamp

Yonce Swamp is a nature reserve in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Yonce Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Weeset, as well as near Tonset.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edward Penniman House and Barn and French Cable Station.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Edward Penniman House and Barn is a historic site in Eastham, Massachusetts, on Fort Hill, which is currently protected by the Cape Cod National Seashore and home to Indian Rock.

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.

Bridge Road Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Bridge Road Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Bridge Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. It is a roughly 1.4-acre rectangular parcel on the west side of Bridge Road.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orleans and Namskaket.

Orleans

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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.

North Eastham

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296.

Yonce Swamp

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.8079° or 41° 48′ 28″ north

Longitude

-69.9691° or 69° 58′ 9″ west

Open location code

87HGR25J+48

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800770

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Weeset and Tonset.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cove Burying Ground and Hopkins Island.

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