Massachusetts Gazetteer
Pocosset River is a physical feature (stream) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Pocosset River places it within the MA 02559 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Pocosset River |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at 414213N0703541W, flows WSW to Buzzards Bay at Bennets Neck 1 mi NW of Pocasset; Town of Bourne. |
| History: | "Indian word meaning ""where a strait widens out"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.700106 |
| Longitude: | -70.62392 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Pocosset River: Pocosset River.
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Monument Beach, MA
(1.4 miles NNE) Pocasset, MA (1.4 miles SSE) Bourne, MA (3.1 miles NNE) Buzzards Bay, MA (3.1 miles N) Onset, MA (3.4 miles NNW) |
North Falmouth, MA
(3.9 miles S) Weweantic, MA (6.1 miles WNW) Forestdale, MA (6.4 miles E) West Falmouth, MA (6.7 miles S) White Island Shores, MA (7 miles N) |
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Barlows Landing, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Pocasset Station, MA (< 0.1 mile) Tahanto Beach, MA (< 0.1 mile) Patuisset, MA (1.4 miles S) North Pocasset, MA (1.4 miles ESE) |
South Pocasset, MA
(1.9 miles SSE) Cataumet, MA (2.4 miles S) Cataumet Station, MA (2.4 miles SSE) Gray Gables, MA (2.4 miles N) Amrita, MA (2.7 miles S) |
