Cape Cod and the Islands · MA
Barnstable
Cape Cod's biggest town, from Hyannis Port to Sandy Neck.
- Population
- 48,916 (2020 census)
- Settled
- 1638
- Largest village
- Hyannis
Then
- 1638
Barnstable is settled, one of the first towns in Plymouth Colony. It incorporates in 1639.
- 1960s
President Kennedy summers at the family compound in Hyannis Port.
Now
Barnstable's villages include Hyannis, Centerville, Osterville and Cotuit. The main ferries to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard leave from Hyannis, and Sandy Neck's dunes guard Barnstable Harbor.
This stretch also covers the Cape Cod Canal's north end at Sagamore and the south shore to Dennis Port.
10 tide stations around Barnstable
- Barnstable Harbor, Beach Point1.7 mi
- Hyannis Port4.7 mi
- South Yarmouth, Bass River6.5 mi
- Sesuit Harbor, East Dennis8.3 mi
- Dennisport10.0 mi
- Sandwich Marina, Cape Cod Canal, east entrance11.7 mi
- Wychmere Harbor12.4 mi
- Saquatucket Harbor12.8 mi
- Cape Cod Canal, Sagamore13.2 mi
- Cape Cod Canal, Bournedale14.3 mi