Pleasant Point Landing

Pleasant Point Landing is a recreation area in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Pleasant Point Landing is situated nearby to the nature reserve Paine Hollow/Pleasant Pt Rd, as well as near the recreation area Paine Hollow Lndg.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pond Hill School and Audubon Bird Sanctuary.

Pond Hill School

School building

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, United States. Built in 1857, it is the last of Wellfleet's 19th-century district schools to be built, and to survive relatively intact. Pond Hill School is situated 3,400 feet northeast of Pleasant Point Landing.

Audubon Bird Sanctuary

Nature reserve

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,183 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. The sanctuary was established by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1957. Audubon Bird Sanctuary is situated 2 miles south of Pleasant Point Landing.

Mayo Beach Light

Historic site

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The Mayo Beach Light was an early lighthouse on Cape Cod. Deactivated in 1922, the second tower was moved to California and re-erected as the Point Montara Light in 1928. Mayo Beach Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Pleasant Point Landing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wellfleet and North Eastham.

Wellfleet

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

North Eastham

Hamlet

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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. North Eastham is situated 3 miles south of Pleasant Point Landing.

Eastham

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Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.

Pleasant Point Landing

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.90969° or 41° 54′ 35″ north

Longitude

-70.00561° or 70° 0′ 20″ west

Open location code

87HFWX5V+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800983

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Paine Hollow/Pleasant Pt Rd and Paine Hollow Lndg.

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