Monument River (historical) is a physical feature (stream) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Monument River (historical) places it within the MA 02532 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Monument River (historical) |
Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | Heads at Great Herring Pond, flowed S and SW to Buzzard Bay 2 mi E of Onset and 1 mi N of former stream now flooded by Cape Cod Canal (BGN files); therefore Board on Geographic Names (BGN) 1892 decision vacated June 9, 1962. |
History: | The Cape Cod Canal. A sea-level canal completed in 1914, was dug along the bed of the Monument River which formerly emptied into Buzzards Bay (MA-T49). |
County: | Barnstable County |
Latitude: | 41.7376052 |
Longitude: | -70.6239204 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Monument River (historical): Monument River (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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Buzzards Bay, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Bourne, MA (1.4 miles E) Monument Beach, MA (1.4 miles SSE) Onset, MA (1.9 miles W) Pocasset, MA (3.6 miles S) |
White Island Shores, MA
(4.3 miles N) Sagamore, MA (5.5 miles ENE) Wareham Center, MA (5.6 miles WNW) Weweantic, MA (5.6 miles W) North Falmouth, MA (6.4 miles S) |
Gray Gables, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Point Independence, MA (1.4 miles WNW) Bourne Corners, MA (1.4 miles NE) Indian Heights, MA (1.4 miles NNW) Jefferson Shores, MA (1.4 miles NNW) |
Riverside, MA
(1.9 miles WNW) Tahanto Beach, MA (2.7 miles S) East Wareham, MA (3.1 miles WNW) Onset Station, MA (3.1 miles WNW) North Pocasset, MA (3.1 miles SSE) |