The good news is yes! It may take a little creativity with your HVAC company (and potentially a carpenter), but you can have central A/C in a cape home. How do you cool down a Cape Cod house? Put a door between the upstairs and downstairs. This is another strategy that helps keep all of […]

Two ferry lines – Hy-Line Cruises and the Steamship Authority – provide convenient, year-round service from Hyannis to Nantucket. Both run high-speed passenger catamarans with a travel time of approximately one hour. The Steamship Authority also runs a traditional car-and-passenger ferry, with a 2 ¼ hour cruise time. How long is ferry from Cape Cod […]

Cape Cod & the Islands beaches offer excellent sand, swimming and water sports. A Cape Cod vacation is a beach vacation. Cape Cod extends 70 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Cape Cod Bay on the north, Buzzards Bay on the west, Vineyard and Nantucket sounds on the south, and the Atlantic Ocean on […]

Cape Cod is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months. Is Cape Cod technically an island? Cape Cod used to be a peninsula connected to the state of […]

Nantucket Sound waters. Nantucket Sound waters are the warmest on the Cape. You’ll be swimming at Nantucket Sound beaches if you’re staying in Chatham. Which side of Cape Cod is warmer? south sideActually, it’s my understanding that the ocean side, that is, the south side of Cape Cod, generally has the warmer water, although the […]

A large shark was seen swimming around a boat in Dennis.The shark population in the waters along the Cape has grown in recent years, keep pace with the growing seal population, which represents a major food source for sharks. The students were celebrating their graduation from Holy Cross. What beach in Cape Cod has the […]

Cape Cod has nearly 1,000 freshwater ponds. The Cape’s natural ponds are the result of the glaciers that left this area 18,000 years ago. Chunks of glacial ice gouged depressions into the substrate, creating “kettle ponds” that are recharged by rain and melting snow. How many ponds are there on Cape Cod? 996 pondsOverview. Cape […]

Cape Cod Population Demographics top Y-o-Y Change Total Population 197,243 -0.1% Male Population 94,484 0.0% Female Population 102,759 -0.2% What is the year-round population of Cape Cod? 220,000 personsYear-round, well over 220,000 persons reside on Cape Cod. What percentage of Cape Cod is white? Table Businesses Total employer establishments, 2019 8,679 Total employment, 2019 77,116 […]

Cape Cod used to be a peninsula connected to the state of Massachusetts. With the construction of the Cape Cod Canal in 1916, it technically became an island. What is Cape Cod considered? Cape Cod is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United […]

When we compare the travel costs of actual travelers between Cape Cod and Nantucket, we can see that Nantucket is more expensive. And not only is Cape Cod much less expensive, but it is actually a significantly cheaper destination. Is it expensive to stay in Nantucket? Nantucket, the idyllic island located about 30 miles south […]

Cape Cod Bay is the southernmost extremity of the Gulf of Maine. Cape Cod Bay is one of the bays adjacent to Massachusetts that give it the name Bay State. The others are Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay, and Massachusetts Bay. Which ocean is Cape Cod? Atlantic OceanNear-shore and surrounding Cape Cod waters are part of […]

The waterway is maintained by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and has no toll fees. It is spanned by the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge, the Bourne Bridge, and the Sagamore Bridge. Is the Cape Cod Canal a no wake zone? They have the right of way. A 10 MPH speed limit and […]

Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Cape Cod Massachusetts, United States. In Cape Cod, the summers are warm; the winters are very cold, snowy, and windy; and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 26°F to 78°F and is rarely below 14°F or above […]

A local or regular visitor would know that Falmouth, Sandwich, Bourne and Mashpee constitute what is referred to as the “Upper Cape,” Provincetown, Truro, and Wellfleet are found on the “Lower Cape.” However, any sensible map-owning individual can tell you that geographically speaking, the “Lower Cape” is above “Upper What is Upper and Lower Cape? […]

The Islands is the collective name for the set of large islands south of Cape Cod in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Massachusetts: Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, and a small number of minor islands. What is the largest of the islands off the southern coast of Cape Cod? Martha’s VineyardMartha’s […]