Gazetteer
Housing Units (2000): 1572
Land area (2000): 1.978925 sq. miles (5.125391 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.973072 sq. miles (2.520245 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 2.951997 sq. miles (7.645636 sq. km)
FIPS code: 10015
Located within: Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location: 41.751364 N, 70.613563 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Buzzards Bay
Wikipedia
Buzzards Bay is a bay along the southern edge of Massachusetts in the United States. The name may also refer to:
- Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, a village in Bourne, Massachusetts
- Buzzards Bay Entrance Light
- Buzzards Bay Train Station
- Buzzards Bay (horse), the name of the horse that won the 2005 Santa Anita Derby
Buzzards Bay (foaled February 17, 2002 in Florida) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse.
Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is approximately 28 miles (45 kilometers) long by 8 miles (12 kilometers) wide. It is a popular destination for fishing, boating, and tourism. Since 1914, Buzzards Bay has been connected to Cape Cod Bay by the Cape Cod Canal. In 1988, under the Clean Water Act, the Environmental Protection Agency and the State of Massachusetts designated Buzzards Bay to the National Estuary Program, as "an estuary of national significance" that is threatened by pollution, land development, or overuse.
Usage examples of "buzzards bay".
The 1937 Indian had thrown a bearing in the Falmouth Independence Day Parade, and Earl had run amok when a fireman from Buzzards Bay tried to help Father with the ailing motorcycle.
At high points on the road you could see ocean on both sides, Buzzards Bay to the south, Cape Cod Bay to the north.