Massachusetts Gazetteer
Penzance is a physical feature (cape) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Penzance places it within the MA 02543 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Penzance |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On western part of Upper Cape Cod, bounds Great Harbor on the N and W sides W of Woods Hole; Town of Falmouth. |
| History: | The original name, shown on an 1844 map, was Long Neck but after the peninsula was developed as a summer resort the name, Penzance, was given (MGB 1932). |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.5326085 |
| Longitude: | -70.6828081 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Penzance: Penzance.
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 Penzance does not include property ownership information.
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Woods Hole, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Falmouth, MA (3.9 miles ENE) Teaticket, MA (4.9 miles ENE) West Falmouth, MA (5.5 miles NNE) Vineyard Haven, MA (6.8 miles SE) |
East Falmouth, MA
(7.1 miles ENE) Oak Bluffs, MA (8.3 miles SE) North Falmouth, MA (8.5 miles NNE) Seconsett Island, MA (9.2 miles ENE) Monomoscoy Island, MA (9.6 miles ENE) |
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Quissett, MA
(1.9 miles ENE) Racing Beach, MA (1.9 miles NE) Sippewisset, MA (3.1 miles NE) Saconesset Hills, MA (3.9 miles NE) Naushon Station, MA (4.3 miles SW) |
Falmouth Heights, MA
(4.5 miles ENE) Mara Vista, MA (5.1 miles ENE) Chappaquoit, MA (5.3 miles NNE) Makonikey, MA (5.3 miles SSE) West Chop, MA (5.5 miles SE) |
