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
(1.4 miles ESE) Pocasset, MA (2.4 miles NNE) West Falmouth, MA (3.4 miles S) Monument Beach, MA (4.7 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 (6.7 miles SE) Marion Center, MA (7.1 miles WNW) |
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Silver Beach, MA
(1.4 miles SSE) Amrita, MA (1.4 miles ENE) Cataumet, MA (1.4 miles NE) Cataumet Station, MA (1.4 miles ENE) Megansett, MA (1.4 miles E) |
North Falmouth Station, MA
(1.4 miles ESE) Patuisset, MA (1.9 miles NNE) Old Silver Beach, MA (1.9 miles S) South Pocasset, MA (2.4 miles NE) Barlows Landing, MA (2.7 miles NNE) |
