Mather Property

Mather Property is a nature reserve in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Mather Property is situated nearby to the hamlet Rock Harbor, as well as near Namskaket.

Places of Interest

Highlights include French Cable Station and Edward Penniman House and Barn.

French Cable Station

Museum

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century.

Edward Penniman House and Barn

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Eldredge Park

Park

Photo: JonP125, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Eastham.

Orleans

Photo: ToddC4176, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Eastham

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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.

Mather Property

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.8047° or 41° 48′ 17″ north

Longitude

-69.9972° or 69° 59′ 50″ west

Inception

December 7th, 1993

Open location code

87HGR233+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29848221

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

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