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Pine Hill, in Bourne, Massachusetts, United States, is the highest point in Barnstable County and, by extension, Cape Cod. [1] At 306 feet (93 m), it is higher than Dennis's 160-foot (49 m) Scargo Hill, sometimes thought to be the highest on the peninsula, [2] [3] [4] among other local favorites.
Centerville is one of the seven villages in the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. [1] Located on the South Side of Barnstable, Centerville is primarily residential, and includes a small business district as well as several notable beaches.
Barnstable County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. [1] The county seat is Barnstable. [2] The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Dukes County and Nantucket County).
Provincetown (/ ˈ p r ɒ v ɪ n s ˌ t aʊ n /) is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States.A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, [3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. [4]
In addition to its beach and campgrounds, prominent features of the park include Sagamore Hill, a one-time Native American meeting ground and site of World War II coastal fortifications, and a 3,000-foot (910 m) stone jetty that separates the canal and beach. Unlike most of Sandwich, this section of the town is on the mainland side of the Cape ...
After the dredging for the Cape Cod Canal project was started in 1884, Sagamore Beach became the center of commerce for the town. [1] The population significantly increased in 1905 when the Christian Endeavor Society , a Christianity promoting group, founded a summer colony in the region, and some of the Victorian homes built by the colony ...
Craigville Beach is located on Nantucket Sound. [1]It is located in Craigville (part of Centerville, Massachusetts) and is a very popular tourist hot spot on Cape Cod.Unlike many private Cape beaches which offer parking to residents only, Craigville is a public beach area, available to non-residents for a daily parking fee.
Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Topo map: USGS Chatham: Watch Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located southeast of Chatham in the Town of Chatham.