Wellfleet

Wellfleet is in on and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.
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  • Type: Village with 2,790 residents
  • Description: town in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Belinsgate”, “Billingsgate”, “North Wellfleet”, “Pamet”, “Pononakanet”, “Poole”, “Port aux Huitres”, “Saint Suzanne de Cap Blanc”, “Skeekeet”, “Wellfleet, MA”, “Wellfleet, Massachusetts”, and “Willfleet”
  • Postal code: 02667

Places of Interest

Highlights: Mayo Beach Light and Wellfleet Center Historic District.

Historic site
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Wellfleet

Latitude
41.9376° or 41° 56′ 15″ north
Longitude
-70.0328° or 70° 1′ 58″ west
Population
2,790
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US 3OL
Open location code
87HFWXQ8+2V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158861209
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4954763
Wiki­data ID
Q2303115
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Wellfleet” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Wellfleet”
  • Cebuano: “Wellfleet”
  • Chechen: “Веллфлит”
  • Chinese: “韋爾弗利特”
  • Chinese: “韦尔弗利特”
  • Dagbani: “Wellfleet”
  • French: “Wellfleet”
  • Georgian: “უელფლიტი”
  • German: “Wellfleet”
  • Haitian: “Wellfleet, Massachusetts”
  • Haitian: “Wellfleet”
  • Italian: “Wellfleet”
  • Japanese: “ウェルフリート”
  • Kazakh: “Уэллфлит”
  • Kirghiz: “Уэллфлит”
  • Korean: “월플리트”
  • Latin: “Wellfleet”
  • Mazanderani: “ولفلیت (ماساچوست)”
  • Mazanderani: “ولفلیت”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wellfleet”
  • Norwegian: “Wellfleet”
  • Persian: “ولفلیت، ماساچوست”
  • Persian: “ولفلیت”
  • Polish: “Wellfleet”
  • Portuguese: “Wellfleet”
  • Russian: “Уэллфлит”
  • Silesian: “Wellfleet (Massachusetts)”
  • Silesian: “Wellfleet”
  • Slovenian: “Wellfleet”
  • Spanish: “Wellfleet”
  • Swedish: “Wellfleet”
  • Tatar: “Веллфлит”
  • Turkish: “Wellfleet”
  • Ukrainian: “Веллфліт”
  • Urdu: “ویلفلیٹ، میساچوسٹس”
  • Volapük: “Wellfleet”
  • Welsh: “Wellfleet, Massachusetts”
  • Welsh: “Wellfleet”

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