Massachusetts Gazetteer
Shark Hole is a physical feature (bay) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Shark Hole places it within the MA 02659 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Shark Hole |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Off Cape Cod on E shore of Nantucket Sound at the mouth of Trains Creek on Monomoy Island 0.3 mi SW of Inward Point; Town of Chatham. |
| History: | so named because a large shark was sighted in the area (US-T121). |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.6051137 |
| Longitude: | -69.9944597 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Shark Hole: Shark Hole.
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 Shark Hole does not include property ownership information.
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