Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Mashpee

Name: Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Address: 149 Waquoit Hwy, Mashpee, 02536, United States

#5 among attractions in Mashpee

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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses open waters, barrier beaches, marshlands and uplands on the south shore of Cape Cod in the towns of Falmouth and Mashpee. The park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. ()

Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Coordinates: 41°34'52"N, 70°31'36"W

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149 Waquoit HwyUpper CapeMashpee 02536 United States

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Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mashpee Commons, Falmouth Country Club, South Cape Beach State Park, Falmouth Inner Light.

3.1 miNE
Neighbourhood, Shopping centre, Shopping
Mashpee Commons, Mashpee
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1.9 miNW
41°35'52"N • 70°33'23"W
Falmouth Country Club, Falmouth
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2.1 miSE
State park, Beach, Outdoor activities
South Cape Beach State Park, Mashpee
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5 miSW
Lighthouse
Falmouth Inner Light, Falmouth
128 min walk • Falmouth Inner Light is a lighthouse listed on the Coast Guard's web site "Historic Light Station Information & Photography: Massachusetts" and the photograph shown was provided there, but there is no other information available on it.
5.1 miSW
41°33'10"N • 70°37'8"W
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Falmouth
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41°33'18"N • 70°37'11"W
Falmouth Museums on the Green, Falmouth
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History museum, Museum
Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum, Mashpee
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Museum
Avant House, Mashpee
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4.7 miW
Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery, Falmouth
121 min walk • The Oak Grove Cemetery is an historic cemetery on Jones Road in Falmouth, Massachusetts.
3.5 miNW
41°37'2"N • 70°34'25"W
Coonamessett Farm, Falmouth
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4.9 miSW
41°33'10"N • 70°36'51"W
Falmouth Public Library, Falmouth
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