First Encounter Site

First Encounter Site is a historic site in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. First Encounter Site is situated nearby to First Encounter Beach, as well as near Herring River Marshes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bridge Road Cemetery and Eastham Public Library.

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. Bridge Road Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles east of First Encounter Site.

Eastham Public Library

Library

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Eastham Public Library is the public library of Eastham, Massachusetts that has been serving the community for over 130 years. It provides a collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources for the community. Eastham Public Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of First Encounter Site.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

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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. Edward Penniman House and Barn is situated 2 miles east of First Encounter Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Namskaket and Orleans.

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. Namskaket is situated 2 miles south of First Encounter Site.

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.

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 north of First Encounter Site.

First Encounter Site

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.82216° or 41° 49′ 20″ north

Longitude

-70.00327° or 70° 0′ 12″ west

Inception

June 23rd, 1967

Open location code

87HFRXCW+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29848187

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include First Encounter Beach and Herring River Marshes.

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