Massachusetts Gazetteer
Buzzards Bay is a physical feature (bay) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Buzzards Bay places it within the MA 02543 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Buzzards Bay |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Bay |
| Description: | Extends SW from Cape Cod Canal on the N side of the Elizabeth Islands to a line between Gooseberry Neck and Cuttyhunk Island S and E of New Bedford; Towns of Westport, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett, Marion Wareham, Bourne, Falmouth, and Goshold and City of New Bedford. Incomplete record. |
| History: | Probably named for the osprey (not unlike the bald buzzard of England), formerly common on the shores of this bay (MGB 1932); early references may be to the English buzzard, a kind of hawk (US-T121). |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.5626071 |
| Longitude: | -70.7480874 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Buzzards Bay: Buzzards Bay.
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 Buzzards Bay does not include property ownership information.
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