Barnstable County is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. The county seat is Barnstable. The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands.
Sailboat in Hyannis Harbor
View of Provincetown from Pilgrim Monument looking east, MA, USA Sept, 2013
Kennedy Compound 2021
Nauset Light, Eastham, MA, Cape Cod
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Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract h
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
…is a county in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. The county seat is Barnstable. The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Dukes County and Nantucket County). Barnstable County was formed within the Plymouth Colony on…
The outer beach of Cape Cod National Seashore near Wellfleet
The Cape and Islands: Cape Cod (center to top-center), Martha's Vineyard (bottom left), and Nantucket (bottom right)
The dunes on Sandy Neck are part of the barrier beach that helps prevent coastal erosion.
Old Harbor Life Saving Station, in the Cape Cod National Seashore