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Woods Hole is located at the southwestern tip of the town of Falmouth (and of Cape Cod) at (41.526730, -70.663184 The term "Woods Hole" refers to a strait named Woods Hole, which separates Cape Cod from the Elizabeth Islands (specifically, Uncatena Island and Nonamesset Island) and which boats, yachts, and small ferries can use to travel between Vineyard Sound and Buzzards Bay.
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This is a list of villages in Massachusetts, arranged alphabetically.. In Massachusetts, villages usually do not have any official legal status; all villages are part of an incorporated municipality (town or city - see List of municipalities in Massachusetts) which is the smallest official form of government.
The source of "Woods" is also hazy but is believed to have been derived from the possessive form of the name of a Wampanoag living in the area during English colonization of Cape Cod in the 17th century. There is a possibility that Woods Hole was named after a colonist, but it is unlikely to have been a reference to woods, in the sense of a forest.
USGS Woods Hole Telegraph Hill also called "Falmouth Hill" is the highest point in the Town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts . It is located south of West Falmouth .
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The Elizabeth Islands are a chain of over 20 small islands extending southwest from the southern coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] They are located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard, from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound, and constitute the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts.
The Woods Hole-Falmouth section of the former railroad is owned by the Town of Falmouth: the Falmouth-North Falmouth section is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation and a 99 year lease has been granted to Falmouth to build the trail. [7] The trail name is a reference to the patriotic song "America the Beautiful". [2]