Massachusetts Gazetteer
Quissett Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Quissett Harbor places it within the MA 02543 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Quissett Harbor |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On Cape Cod, opens into Buzzards Bay 0.8 mi NNE of Woods Hole; Town of Falmouth. |
| History: | "Indian word meaning ""rock shoal at end (of harbor)"" (MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.5403864 |
| Longitude: | -70.6605857 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Quissett Harbor: Quissett Harbor.
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 Quissett Harbor does not include property ownership information.
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Woods Hole, MA
(1.4 miles SW) Falmouth, MA (2.4 miles ENE) Teaticket, MA (3.6 miles ENE) West Falmouth, MA (4.5 miles NNE) East Falmouth, MA (6 miles ENE) |
Vineyard Haven, MA
(6.7 miles SSE) North Falmouth, MA (7.6 miles NNE) Oak Bluffs, MA (7.9 miles SE) Seconsett Island, MA (7.9 miles ENE) Monomoscoy Island, MA (8.3 miles ENE) |
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Quissett, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Racing Beach, MA (1.4 miles NNE) Sippewisset, MA (1.9 miles NNE) Saconesset Hills, MA (2.7 miles NNE) Falmouth Heights, MA (3.4 miles E) |
Mara Vista, MA
(3.9 miles E) Chappaquoit, MA (4.5 miles N) Acapesket, MA (4.5 miles E) Davisville, MA (5.1 miles E) West Chop, MA (5.1 miles SE) |
