Woods Hole

The village of Woods Hole administratively belongs to the town of , in the area of , . Woods Hole has a great natural harbor and was once a fishing and whaling center but now is known for its beautiful beaches, sport fishing, quaint shops and marine research facilities.
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  • Type: Suburb with 834 residents
  • Description: census-designated place in town of Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Wood’s Hole”, “Wood’s Holl”, “Woods Hole, MA”, “Woods Hole, Massachusetts”, and “Woods Holl”
  • Postal code: 02543

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nobska Point Light and Nonamesset Island.

Lighthouse
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Nobska Light, originally called Nobsque Light, also known as is a lighthouse located near the division between Buzzards Bay, Nantucket Sound, and in the settlement of Woods Hole, Massachusetts on the southwestern tip of , .

Island
is the most easterly of the of , United States. The island has a land area of 1.398 km2 or 345.5 acres) and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.

Research institute
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The is a research institution for biological and environmental sciences in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States. It is associated with the University of Chicago and will return to full independence in June 2026.

Woods Hole

Latitude
41.5239° or 41° 31′ 26″ north
Longitude
-70.6694° or 70° 40′ 10″ west
Population
834
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US WOH
Open location code
87HFG8FJ+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158802308
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4956152
Wiki­data ID
Q747172
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Woods Hole” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وودز هول”
  • Armenian: “Վուդս Հոլ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Vuds-Hol”
  • Belarusian: “Вудс-Хол”
  • Bulgarian: “Удс Хоул”
  • Catalan: “Woods Hole”
  • Cebuano: “Woods Hole”
  • Chechen: “Вудс-Гоул”
  • Chinese: “伍兹霍尔”
  • Chinese: “伍德霍爾 (麻薩諸塞州)”
  • Chinese: “伍茲霍爾”
  • Czech: “Woods Hole”
  • Dagbani: “Woods Hole”
  • Danish: “Woods Hole”
  • Dutch: “Woods Hole”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وودز هول”
  • French: “Woods Hole”
  • Georgian: “ვუდს-ჰოლი”
  • German: “Woods Hole”
  • Gilaki: “وۊدز هول (ماساچۊست)”
  • Gilaki: “وۊدز هول”
  • Greek: “Γουντς Χολ”
  • Hebrew: “וודס הול”
  • Hungarian: “Woods Hole”
  • Irish: “Woods Hole, Massachusetts”
  • Irish: “Woods Hole”
  • Italian: “Woods Hole”
  • Japanese: “ウッズホール”
  • Ladin: “Woods Hole”
  • Persian: “وودز هول”
  • Persian: “وودهول”
  • Polish: “Woods Hole”
  • Portuguese: “Woods Hole”
  • Russian: “Вудс-Хол”
  • Rusyn: “Вудс Гоул, Массачузетс”
  • Rusyn: “Вудс Гоул”
  • Scots: “Woods Hole”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Woods Hole, Massachusetts”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Woods Hole”
  • Serbian: “Вудс Хоул”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Woods Hole, Massachusetts”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Woods Hole”
  • Silesian: “Woods Hole”
  • Slovak: “Woods Hole”
  • Slovenian: “Woods Hole”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وودهول، ماساچوست”
  • Spanish: “Woods Hole”
  • Swedish: “Woods Hole”
  • Tatar: “Вудс-Гоул”
  • Tatar: “Вудс-Һол”
  • Turkish: “Woods Hole”
  • Ukrainian: “Вудс-Гоул”
  • Urdu: “وڈز ہول، میساچوسٹس”
  • Welsh: “Hole Woods”
  • “Woods Hole”

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