Massachusetts Gazetteer
Doanes Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Doanes Creek places it within the MA 02646 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Doanes Creek |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | On S coast of Upper Cape Cod, heads at 414010N0700512W, flows S through Allens Harbor to Nantucket Sound 0.6 mi W of Harwich Port; Town of Harwich. |
| History: | "Named for Captain Abiathar Doane who ""put away his chart and glass and took to raising cranberry sass"" (sauce) in ""Allen's Harbor"" (Digges, 1937)." |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.662334 |
| Longitude: | -70.0897397 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Doanes Creek: Doanes Creek.
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 Doanes Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Harwich Port, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Dennis Port, MA (1.9 miles W) Northwest Harwich, MA (1.9 miles NNW) Harwich Center, MA (2.4 miles NNE) South Dennis, MA (3.9 miles WNW) |
East Harwich, MA
(4.1 miles NE) West Dennis, MA (4.3 miles W) South Yarmouth, MA (4.9 miles W) West Chatham, MA (5.3 miles ENE) Brewster, MA (6.7 miles N) |
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West Harwich, MA
(1.4 miles WNW) Harwich, MA (1.9 miles NNE) South Harwich, MA (2.4 miles ENE) North Harwich, MA (2.7 miles NW) Pleasant Lake, MA (3.6 miles N) |
South Chatham, MA
(3.6 miles ENE) West Brewster, MA (5.8 miles N) Bass River, MA (6 miles W) South Brewster, MA (6.1 miles NNE) Shooters Island, MA (6.4 miles ESE) |
