17 Facts About Falmouth Massachusetts

Falmouth, Massachusetts is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.

Falmouth Massachusetts encompasses the villages of Hatchville and Waquoit, which are not census-designated places and fall within the village of East Falmouth Massachusetts based on postal service.

Falmouth Massachusetts was first settled by English colonists in 1660 and was officially incorporated in 1686.

Town of Falmouth Massachusetts has seven historic districts, including four on the National Register of Historic Places:.

At its closest point, Falmouth Massachusetts is approximately 560 yards from Nonamesset Island, the easternmost island of the town of Gosnold and the Elizabeth Islands.

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Falmouth Massachusetts is approximately 14 miles south of the Bourne Bridge, 22 miles west of Barnstable, and 77 miles south-southeast of Boston.

Falmouth Massachusetts's topography is similar to the rest of Cape Cod's, with many small ponds, creeks, and inlets surrounded by the pines and oaks of the Cape and often rocky beachfront.

The Buzzards Bay shore of Falmouth Massachusetts is punctuated by a number of hamlets, including, from north to south, Megansett, New Silver Beach, Old Silver, Chappaquoit, Sippewisset, Quissett, and Woods Hole.

Falmouth Massachusetts is home to The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority.

On November 21,2009, North Falmouth Massachusetts saw its first passenger train in at least 12 years.

Falmouth Massachusetts is served by the Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority bus routes.

Falmouth Massachusetts is governed by the representative town meeting form of government with 9 precincts of 27 members each serving three-year terms and is led by a five-member board of selectmen serving rotating three-year terms.

Falmouth Massachusetts is the site of Falmouth Massachusetts Hospital, which serves the Upper Cape region.

Falmouth Massachusetts is the home of a private school, Falmouth Massachusetts Academy, serving grades 7 through 12.

Falmouth Massachusetts is home to the Falmouth Massachusetts Commodores, an amateur collegiate summer baseball team in the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Falmouth Massachusetts is the home of its namesake Falmouth Massachusetts Road Race, an annual race started in 1973 that draws over 10,000 runners from all over the world.

Camp Edwards, formerly named Camp Falmouth Massachusetts, is a US military training camp in western Barnstable County.