Great Island
Great Island is a nature reserve in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Great Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Englewood, as well as near Colonial Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Point Gammon Light and Cape Cod Hospital.
Point Gammon Light
Lighthouse
The Point Gammon Light was a lighthouse that stood on its eponymous point at the south end of Great Island in West Yarmouth, Massachusetts, on the east side of Lewis Bay and the entrance to Hyannis Harbor.
Cape Cod Hospital
Hospital
Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod.
Hyannis Rear Range Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Hyannis Rear Range Light, also known as the Hyannis Harbor Light, was a lighthouse and, for part of its life, one of a pair of range lights adjacent to Hyannis Harbor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyannis and Barnstable.
Hyannis
Photo: DidiCast, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hyannis is a village of Barnstable in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. It is the major commercial center including several malls and the regional air, bus and ferry terminals. It is most famous, however, for being the hometown of the Kennedy family.
Barnstable
Barnstable is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The Town of Barnstable includes seven villages. Each village has unique and significant cultural and historical qualities.
West Yarmouth
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
West Yarmouth is a census-designated place in the town of Yarmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,012 at the 2010 census.
Great Island
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.6262° or 41° 37′ 35″ northLongitude
-70.2505° or 70° 15′ 2″ westOpen location code
87HFJPGX+FQOpenStreetMap ID
way 29843842OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Explore places such as Englewood and Colonial Acres.
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