Massachusetts Gazetteer
Monument River (historical) is a physical feature (stream) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Monument River (historical) places it within the MA 02532 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Monument River (historical) |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads at Great Herring Pond, flowed S and SW to Buzzard Bay 2 mi E of Onset and 1 mi N of former stream now flooded by Cape Cod Canal (BGN files); therefore Board on Geographic Names (BGN) 1892 decision vacated June 9, 1962. |
| History: | The Cape Cod Canal. A sea-level canal completed in 1914, was dug along the bed of the Monument River which formerly emptied into Buzzards Bay (MA-T49). |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.7376052 |
| Longitude: | -70.6239204 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Monument River (historical): Monument River (historical).
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Buzzards Bay, MA
(0.6 miles NNE) Bourne, MA (1.3 miles E) Monument Beach, MA (1.4 miles SSE) Onset, MA (1.8 miles W) Pocasset, MA (3.6 miles S) |
White Island Shores, MA
(4.4 miles N) Sagamore, MA (5.4 miles ENE) Weweantic, MA (5.6 miles W) Wareham Center, MA (5.6 miles WNW) North Falmouth, MA (6.3 miles S) |
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Gray Gables, MA
(0.3 miles SSE) Jefferson Shores, MA (1 miles NNW) Bourne Corners, MA (1.3 miles NE) Point Independence, MA (1.4 miles WNW) Indian Heights, MA (1.5 miles NNW) |
Riverside, MA
(1.8 miles WNW) Tahanto Beach, MA (2.6 miles S) East Wareham, MA (2.9 miles WNW) Onset Station, MA (3 miles WNW) North Pocasset, MA (3 miles SSE) |
