Water Department Land

Water Department Land is a nature reserve in Town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Water Department Land is situated nearby to the hamlet Yarmouth Port, as well as near the village South Yarmouth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edward Gorey House and Cape Cod Coliseum.

Edward Gorey House

Museum

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The Edward Gorey House, also known as the Elephant House, is the home on Cape Cod in which Edward Gorey—author, illustrator, puppeteer, and playwright—lived and worked from 1986 until his death in 2000.

Cape Cod Coliseum

Stadium

Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cape Cod Coliseum was a multi-purpose arena located off White's Path in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts. In addition to sporting events, the coliseum hosted rock concerts.

Follins Pond

Pond

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Follins Pond is a brackish lake located on Cape Cod, separating the towns of Dennis, Massachusetts, and Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The lake is connected to Nantucket Sound via the Bass River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yarmouth and Dennis.

Yarmouth

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Yarmouth is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It includes the villages of Bass River, South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth and Yarmouthport. It is a popular summer tourist destination.

Dennis

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Dennis is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It includes the villages of Dennis Port, East Dennis, South Dennis, and West Dennis. Dennis bills itself as the "Cultural Center of Cape Cod", and perhaps rightly so.

South Yarmouth

Village

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South Yarmouth is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Yarmouth had a population of 11,703. It is the highest of the three CDPs in Yarmouth.

Water Department Land

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Categories: forest, drainage basin, and recreation area
Location: Town of Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6944° or 41° 41′ 40″ north

Longitude

-70.2115° or 70° 12′ 42″ west

Open location code

87HFMQVQ+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800841

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=reservoir_watershed

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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