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Nightlife: Live Entertainment and Events Schedule
Looking for an up to date nightlife and after dark entertainment schedule? Most of the online Cape Cod night life guides are seriously out of date, listing nightclubs that do not exist anymore, etc…… -
Cape Cod GPS Waypoints: Places w/ Maps Latitude & Longitude Coordinates
GPS latitude & longitude coordinates for thousands of places on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. Search by type or place name. View results in list or map format. -
Cape Cod Beach Maps & Driving Directions
The Cape Cod area is home to hundreds of beaches. Along Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, some of these beaches are considered some of the best in the world. Beach related activities… -
Town of Mashpee MA Overview & Map
The Town of Mashpee is the fastest growing municipality in Massachusetts. Along with the Martha’s Vineyard Town of Gay Head, it is also unique as one of the remaining homes of the Wampanoag Nation,… -
Town of Harwich MA Overview & Map
The Town of Harwich is a resort and residential community located on the south side of the Cape, with an extensive shoreline on Nantucket Sound. Harwich is a large town and enjoys the distinction of… -
Town of Dennis MA Overview & Map
Dennis, named an All American Town in 1978, combines its traditional New England heritage with modern day conveniences. Once famous for its -
Cape Cod Traffic Reports & Car Travel Tips
Traffic is a big factor in getting around on Cape Cod. Even in the off-season traffic can be a factor. Try to plan your trip to and from the Cape to avoid traffic congestion, especially at both the… -
Town of Chatham MA Overview & Map
Chatham a substantial old town and home to one of the largest fishing fleets on the Cape, was settled in 1656 by a handful of Pilgrims, whose surnames still dominate the town’s census list. At… -
Town of Brewster MA Overview & Map
Brewster is an historic sea captains’ town located on the bay side of Cape Cod. Established in 1803, the town encompasses approximately twenty three square miles, including over 325 acres of beach… -
Town of Bourne MA Overview & Map
The Town of Bourne is a medium-sized rural community at the gateway to Cape Cod. Bourne contains the famous Cape Cod canal whose… -
Town of Barnstable MA Overview & Map
Barnstable is the largest town both in population and area. It covers approximately 74 square miles of territory. It extends clear across the Cape from North to South. Bordered by Cape Cod Bay on the… -
Health Care: Doctors, Hospitals & Walk-In Clinics
Hopefully your stay on Cape Cod will be free of injuries and illness. Should you require medical attention, there are several doctors, walk-in clinics and hospitals prepared to take care of you. Here… -
Average Cape Cod Temperatures By Month
Seasonal temperatures on Cape Cod are relatively mild due to the Cape being surrounded by water. This keeps the Cape’s average temperatures cooler in Summer and warmer in Winter compared to areas… -
Cape Cod Chambers of Commerce
The local chamber of commerce can be a great source for vacation information for tourists visiting the Cape Cod area. Here is a list of all the chambers of commerce on Cape Cod by town: -
Cape Cod Campgrounds and Camping Areas
Camping is a very popular alternative to staying in a vacation rental or -
How Can You Recognise an Original Cape Cod Style House?
How can you recognize an original Cape Cod style house? There are three types, which are very distinct, but they all follow the common Cape Cod pattern, a low, broad frame building, generally a story… -
Coastal Waters & Offshore Marine Forecasts
Cape Cod area & offshore marine forecasts including Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Great South Channel, Georges Bank, and the waters South of New England out to 1000 fathoms. -
Tips for Advertising Your Vacation Rental Property
Cape Cod vacation rental property owners often overlook simple things that can be the difference between booked and unbooked weeks. Below is the secret to advertising your vacation rental property online… -
The Big Dinghy Flap
For as long as there have been people fishing on Cape Cod, there have been dinghies, dories, skiffs, and the occasional canoe parked in the sand on Chatham’s beaches. Some “wash-ashore”… -
Cape Cod’s Bike Trails
Cape Cod is the best known cycling destination in Massachusetts. Our cycling visitors enjoy the dramatic landscapes, the contrasts between bay, pond and ocean and numerous bicycle paths and routes.… -
Cape Cod Rail Trail
The Cape Cod Rail Trail which first opened in 1979, typically gets 400,000 users a year. The scenery along the bike trail, which used to be the old railroad line (see background), features forested… -
Samuel de Champlain Was Here
The Boston Globe has an interesting piece about Champlain’s voyages to New England and the Cape Cod shore at least fifteen years earlier than the Pilgrims. As Quebec gets ready to celebrate the… -
Traces of the Indians
The original name of Hyannis is of Indian derivation as are many of the Cape towns. This original Indian name was Iyannough, in honor of the young sachem who first received and welcomed the colonists.… -
Massachusetts State Record Striped Bass
The 3 largest striped bass officially landed in Massachusetts weighed 73 pounds each. There are currently 3 record holders (according to the MA DMF) all sharing the MA State record for striped bass.… -
Captain Kidd Was Here
No seacoast with miles of beaches, little hideaways along the shore and wild stretches of seacoast would have a complete story without a legend of pirates and pirates’ gold. Cape Cod is no exception.… -
Cape Cod Cemeteries Map
Looking for a gravestone or graveyard on Cape Cod? As part of our GPS Waypoints section we have over 90 cemeteries listed with maps and driving directions to each one. -
Bassett’s Wild Animal Farm
Bassett’s Wild Animal Farm in Brewster was one of the more unique Cape Cod attractions featuring many different types of animals, some native to the area and some exotic. The farm has changed… -
Cape Cod Scenic Tours
Cape Cod Scenic Tours specializing in Day Tour and Charters. We provide full day tours of scenic areas of Cape Cod you may never see on your own. Cape Cod Scenic Tours will pick you up at your location… -
Cape Cod Maps Update
I recently updated some of our Cape Cod maps. The GPS coordinates map has been tweaked… -
New website and on-line magazine features Cape and Islands
Visit www.katiehutchison.com for information about the architectural services offered by Katie Hutchison Studio and to read House Enthusiast, an on-line magazine exploring house, garden, and… -
Provincetown Celebrates Century of Pilgrim Monument
It’s a year of celebration for Provincetown and the magic number is 100. For a century ago this August, the community began building the 252-foot tall Pilgrim Monument, its proclamation that the… -
Dude Where’s My Car?
Have you ever seen your house from space? Google recently updated the satellite imagery for their maps. From the view of my house, I gather the imagery is from sometime last year, maybe Fall. Since… -
Neither Traveling Nor Amusement on Sundays
Sundays were the “Sabbath”, on which the colonial laws decreed that there should be neither traveling nor amusement, and certainly no labor, but “a solemn and decorous observance of… -
Cape Cod Vacation Video
Here’s a very upbeat and well put together Cape Cod vacation slideshow/video of a trip to the Cape during the summer of 2006. The video features some very nice beach scenes and it looks like they… -
The Cape Takes a Beating from Fodor’s
The Cape made the top of the list as the most overrated destination in the world according to Fodor’s. According to the article, Cape Cod is a has-been and more overrated than other worldly travel… -
Straight Outta Cape Cod, We’re Keepin’ it Real
Here’s a funny Cape Cod related music video from YouTube. If you don’t know much about Cape Cod, keep in mind that this video does not portray the majority of Cape Codders. Prep Unit… -
The Ruling Hand
Cape Cod once held the ruling power that rightfully belongs in Boston. -
Sick At Sea
Volumes could be written encompassing the hundreds of numerous and tragic adventures of the sea captains and sailors of Cape Cod in the heyday of China runs and whaling. -
Sagamore Cemetery Haunting
In a small quiet Sagamore cemetery dwells an unknown force also known as ghosts. It has been rumored to be haunted for as long as anyone can remember. The strong scent of cigar smoke can be smelled… -
Year Round Rentals
Looking for year round rentals on Cape Cod? Since the -
Early Days of the Cape Cod Career Girl
What was life like for a “female” worker in the glass factories of Sandwich following… -
Compulsory Military Training 1771
In the Colonial towns of New England, military service was compulsory for men between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Each town had its militia company and members of the country horse troop. -
Worthington Murder Case: Cape Cod in the Spotlight
The story of the murder of fashion writer Christa Worthington has been unfolding since January 6, 2002 when her body was found at her cottage in Truro. A black garbage collector, Christopher McCowen,… -
Peat Moss Diapers
Cape Cod Indians were as ingenious as the Cape Codders who followed them to settle on the narrow land. And even peat moss, or bog moss, as it is often called, had its purpose. This tight springy and… -
A Woman Named For A Ship
The masters of Cape Cod schooners, especially those who sailed the “Injies Trade” (the West Indies runs) were prouder of their ships than modern males, young or old, are of their new cars.… -
The Centerboard Coffin
Folks down on the Cape call a spade a spade. Therefore when Aunt Sarah, who had been confined to her rocker for years, at last grew too feeble to get out of bed, her family knew the end was near and… -
False Teeth: Colonial Cosmetic Dentistry
False teeth, in 1768, were only made to talk with and display and certainly not made for help in eating. As a clue to the way in which people were oufitted with missing teeth, note this advertisement… -
Take Route 6A To See Old Cape Cod
On June 15th 1950, the State of Massachusetts opened the first section of highway known as the Mid-Cape Highway running from the Sagamore Bridge to approximately 3 miles west of Hyannis. Today Route… -
Capturing A Whale
When the spout of a whale was sighted, there was heard the famous cry of the lookout man: “Thar’ she blows!” Sails were trimmed according to distance, and the ship made to head as… -
What Is Cape Cod Made Up Of?
One can not think of Cape Cod without thinking of all the entrancing things which make it up, not merely a funny-shaped hook jutting out seaward from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, but sand, and…
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