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Explore Orleans
Orleans in Barnstable County (Massachusetts) with it's 1,621 inhabitants is located in United States about 421 mi (or 678 km) north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital.
Local time in Orleans is now 01:11 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named America / New York with an UTC offset of -5 hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Orleans, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in United States is Barnstable Municipal Boardman Polando Field in a distance of 17 mi (or 28 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Barnstable, Nantucket, Edgartown, Taunton and Boston. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F
Morning Temperature | 1°C / 33 °F |
Evening Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Night Temperature | 2°C / 36 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 55% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 37% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Tuesday, 3rd of December 2024
2°C (35 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Wednesday, 4th of December 2024
6°C (44 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Rain and snow, high wind, near gale, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
1°C (34 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Overcast clouds, strong breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
WEQUASSETT RESORT GOLF CLUB
The Parsonage Inn
The Mansion at Ocean Edge
The Penny House Inn
Four Points by Sheraton Eastham Cape Cod
The Villages at Ocean Edge
BREWSTER GREEN RESORT
A Little Inn on Pleasant Bay
Ships Knees Inn
Eagle Wing Inn - Cape Cod
Videos from this area
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Cape Cod Vacation Rental
This house is available to rent weekly from June through October. Please check out the website http://www.vrbo.com/299897 for details about pricing and availability.
25 Salt Marsh Way Eastham Cape Cod
For more details click here: http://www.visualtour.com/showvt.asp?t=2769489 25 Salt Marsh Way Eastham, MA 02642 $659000, 3 bed, 2.0 bath, SF, MLS# 21110414 Peeks of Boatmeadow Marsh from.
2007 Eastham Windmill Weekend Sand Art Contest
Here is some of the sand art that was created at the 2007 contest.
First Encounter Beach Tide Laps
Tide creeps in at First Encounter Beach, Eastham, MA. Sunday evening around 7:00 p.m., 13 July 2008.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Eastham Windmill
The Eastham Windmill, located in Eastham, Massachusetts, is the oldest windmill on Cape Cod. It was constructed by Eastham resident Thomas Paine in Plymouth in 1680. It was first moved to nearby Truro in 1770, then finally to Eastham in 1793. In 1808 the windmill was moved to its present location, near the Eastham Town Hall and the Eastham Public Library. Eastham Windmill, as part of the Eastham Center Historic District, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
WOCN-FM
WOCN-FM (104.7 FM, "Ocean 104.7") is a soft Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Orleans, Massachusetts. The station is licensed to Sandab Communications (doing business as Cape Cod Broadcasting) and operated locally. WOCN-FM is a sister station to WQRC, WFCC-FM, and WKPE-FM. The WOCN call letters had formerly belonged to an FM sister station of Miami-based WOCN.
Orleans Cove
Orleans Cove is the cove in the town of Orleans, Massachusetts Looking for a place to establish a settlement, Samuel de Champlain came ashore at Orleans Cove in 1605. Champlain liked the area, but commented that "too many people already lived there". Champlain went back north, landing in Nova Scotia at an inlet on the south shore of Baie Francaise, which Champlain named Port Royal.
Attack on Orleans
The Attack on Orleans, in July 1918 was a naval and air action during the First World War. An Imperial German U-boat opened fire on the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts and several merchant vessels nearby. Fortunately for the town, the shells landed harmlessly in a marsh and on a beach.
Namskaket
Namskaket (also Naamskeket, Naemschatet, Namskeket, Naumskachett) was a Nauset village on or near Namskaket Creek in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, near the modern border between Brewster and Orleans. The Indians sold the site to English colonists in 1644. It is now a village in Orleans.
Eastham Public Library
Eastham Public Library is the public library of Eastham, Massachusetts that has been serving the community for over 130 years. It provides a collection of print, non-print, and electronic resources for the community. The Eastham Public Library is a part of the Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing library network on Cape Cod and the Islands.
Jeremiah's Gutter
Jeremiah's Gutter was a canal located on the border of Orleans and Eastham, Massachusetts, the first canal to cut across the peninsula of Cape Cod. It connected Cape Cod Bay in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It was active for over 100 years, although it gradually fell out of use and was later replaced by the more widely-known Cape Cod Canal.
Eastham Train Station
Eastham train station in Eastham, Massachusetts was built by the Old Colony Railroad around 1870 when the rail line was extended from Orleans to Wellfleet. Passenger service to this station ended in 1941 when the New Haven Railroad discontinued scheduled service between Yarmouth and Provincetown.