Massachusetts Gazetteer
Monomoy Island (historical) is a physical feature (island) in Barnstable County. The primary coordinates for Monomoy Island (historical) places it within the MA 02659 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Monomoy Island (historical) |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | Off the southeast coast of Cape Cod, extends south from mouth of Chatham Harbor to Butler Hole between Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic ocean 6.4 km (4 mi) south of Chatham; Town of Chatham. |
| History: | "Monomoy is the Indian name for Chatham (Nason 1874). The islands in the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge were created when severe storms separated Monomoy Point from the mainland in the winter of 1958. More storms cut through the ""new"" island and created North Monomoy Island and South Monomoy Island. (US-T147/2005/US Fish and Wildlife Service)" |
| County: | Barnstable County |
| Latitude: | 41.59 |
| Longitude: | -69.9902778 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Monomoy Island (historical): Monomoy Island (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
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 Monomoy Island (historical) does not include property ownership information.
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West Chatham, MA
(6.3 miles N) Chatham, MA (6.6 miles NNE) Harwich Port, MA (7 miles NW) East Harwich, MA (7.9 miles NNW) Harwich Center, MA (8.2 miles NNW) |
Dennis Port, MA
(8.5 miles WNW) Northwest Harwich, MA (9.1 miles NW) West Dennis, MA (10.8 miles WNW) South Dennis, MA (11 miles NW) South Yarmouth, MA (11.4 miles WNW) |
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Old Harbor, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Shooters Island, MA (2.4 miles NNE) Quitnesset, MA (4.7 miles NNE) South Chatham, MA (6.4 miles NNW) South Harwich, MA (6.6 miles NNW) |
Chatham Port, MA
(7.9 miles N) Harwich, MA (8 miles NNW) North Chatham, MA (8 miles NNE) West Harwich, MA (8.4 miles NW) Pleasant Lake, MA (9.8 miles NNW) |
