Massachusetts Gazetteer
Lieutenant Island is a physical feature (island) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Lieutenant Island places it within the MA 02667 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Lieutenant Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Off Lower Cape Cod at entrance to Wellfleet Harbor 2 mi SW of Wellfleet and 3 mi S of Wellfleet; Town of Wellfleet. |
| History: | "The variant name, Horse Island, is ""a nickname given from pasturing horses on the island"". (US-T121)" |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.8959395 |
| Longitude: | -70.0161317 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lieutenant Island: Lieutenant Island.
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 Lieutenant Island does not include property ownership information.
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