Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Census-designated place in Massachusetts, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 at the 2010 census.[2] The eminent Hungarian born biochemist and Nobel prize laureate, Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt died here in 1986.
Woods Hole, Massachusetts | |
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Coordinates: 41°31′36″N 70°39′47″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Massachusetts |
County | Barnstable |
Town | Falmouth |
Area | |
• Total | 3.93 sq mi (10.19 km2) |
• Land | 2.13 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
• Water | 1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2) |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 834 |
• Density | 390.63/sq mi (150.79/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 02543 |
Area code | 508 |
FIPS code | 25-81245 |
GNIS feature ID | 0617060 |
It is the site of several marine science institutions, including Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the Marine Biological Laboratory, the Woodwell Climate Research Center, NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), the Woods Hole Science Aquarium, a USGS coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the Sea Education Association.
It is also the site of United States Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole),[3] the Nobska Light lighthouse, and the terminus of the Steamship Authority ferry route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard.