Nickerson State Park
Nickerson State Park is a nature reserve in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Nickerson State Park is situated nearby to the hamlet South Orleans, as well as near South Brewster.Places of Interest
Highlights include Higgins Pond and Flax Pond.
Higgins Pond
Pond
Higgins Pond is a 25-acre kettle pond in Brewster, Massachusetts. It is located in Nickerson State Park. The Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife stocks the pond in spring with various trout species.
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.
Eldredge Park
Park
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orleans and Brewster.
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.
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.
East Harwich
Village
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East Harwich is a census-designated place and village in the town of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Harwich had a population of 5,250.
Nickerson State Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Categories: recreation area and protected area
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7479° or 41° 44′ 52″ northLongitude
-70.0044° or 70° 0′ 16″ westInception
1987Open location code
87HFPXXW+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 29800849OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=conservationOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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