Massachusetts Gazetteer
Megansett Harbor is a physical feature (bay) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Megansett Harbor places it within the MA 02556 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Megansett Harbor |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | On Upper Cape Cod, extends W from Megansett to Buzzards Bay between Scraggy and Nyes Necks; Towns of Bourne and Falmouth. |
| History: | "Formerly known as ""Cataumet Harbor"" meaning ""place of many waters,"" the feature was renamed ""Megansett Harbor"" by the Legislature of the Commonwealth of MA on April 9, 1920; the name is that of an Indian tribe which once lived on the shores of the bay (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files)." |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.6542734 |
| Longitude: | -70.6411423 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Megansett Harbor: Megansett 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 Megansett Harbor does not include property ownership information.
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North Falmouth, MA
(1.3 miles ESE) Pocasset, MA (2.6 miles NNE) West Falmouth, MA (3.5 miles S) Monument Beach, MA (4.8 miles NNE) Onset, MA (6.1 miles N) |
Bourne, MA
(6.4 miles NNE) Buzzards Bay, MA (6.4 miles N) Teaticket, MA (6.6 miles SSE) East Falmouth, MA (6.8 miles SE) Marion Center, MA (7.2 miles WNW) |
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Silver Beach, MA
(1 miles SSE) Megansett, MA (1.1 miles E) Amrita, MA (1.2 miles ENE) Cataumet, MA (1.4 miles NE) North Falmouth Station, MA (1.5 miles ESE) |
Cataumet Station, MA
(1.6 miles ENE) Old Silver Beach, MA (1.9 miles S) Patuisset, MA (2.2 miles NNE) South Pocasset, MA (2.2 miles NE) Barlows Landing, MA (2.7 miles NNE) |
