Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferries to Martha's Vineyard is located in the village of Woods Hole in Falmouth. Woods Hole also contains several scientific organizations such as the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Woods Hole Science Aquarium, and the scientific institutions' various museums.
Nobska Lighthouse, Falmouth
Juniper Point, the eastern point of Woods Hole in Falmouth
Steamship Authority in Woods Hole
Boston Red Sox All-Star Jacoby Ellsbury played for the Falmouth Commodores in 2004.
Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. Its county seat is Barnstable. The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands.
Image: Nauset Light, Eastham, MA, Cape Cod
Image: Kennedy Compound 2021
Image: Cape Cod Bourne Bridge and Railroad Bridge
Image: Chatham Beach, Massachusetts. panoramio (7)
