Massachusetts Gazetteer
Sow and Pigs Reef is a physical feature (bar) in Dukes County. The primary coordinates for Sow and Pigs Reef places it within the MA 02535 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Sow and Pigs Reef |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bar |
| Description: | Much of this feature is dry or awash. It extends approximately 2.4 km (1.5 mi) west-southwestward from Cuttyhunk Island. Its outer end is marked by a lighted bell buoy. An unmarked rocky shoal, covered 20 feet, is 1.5 km (0.9 mi) westward of Cuttyhunk Light. (US Coast Pilot 2, Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, 1991,p108) |
| County: | Dukes County |
| Latitude: | 41.4055556 |
| Longitude: | -70.9675 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Sow and Pigs Reef: Sow and Pigs Reef.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Sow and Pigs Reef does not include property ownership information.
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