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Popponesset Massachusetts Map

Explore Popponesset, Massachusetts, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Popponesset, Massachusetts

How to Use This Popponesset, Massachusetts Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Popponesset, Massachusetts. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Massachusetts or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Popponesset.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Popponesset
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Barnstable County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.573444
Longitude	-70.463082
Population	280
Density	353.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02649
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Barnstable
School District	Mashpee School District

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About Popponesset, Massachusetts

Popponesset is a locality in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 353.3 people per km². Popponesset is located at 41.5734°N, 70.4631°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02649.

Popponesset claims the edge of the land where the salt air bleaches the shingle siding to a soft, ghost-gray hue. It lies 5.3 miles south of Mashpee, MA (from Mashpee, MA: bearing 170°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Falmouth. The horizon dissolves into the Atlantic Ocean, a vast expanse that dictates the slow, rhythmic pulse of the tides against the shore. Inland, the landscape holds the quiet stillness of Dean Pond, its surface reflecting the shifting clouds while the nearby Popponesset Island sits low against the water like a dark, anchored vessel. Further afield, the distant Monomoy Island Dunes trace a jagged line against the sky, standing as a reminder of the raw, shifting geology that defines this coastline.

Popponesset preserves a heritage rooted in the seasonal migration of those who seek the cooling breath of the sea, a tradition that shapes the local economy and the summer tempo of its sandy lanes. The nearby Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary protects the delicate marine life that thrives in these waters, while Abigails Brook meanders through the landscape, a steady, quiet vein feeding the local ecosystem. Life here moves with the sun and the swell, an existence defined by the interplay between the sheltered coves and the immense, open water. Even as the seasons turn and the crowds retreat, the enduring character of Popponesset remains tied to the salt-crusted docks and the persistent, elemental light that washes over the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 145° SE
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.6 mi, 286° W
Little Thatch Island (Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 037° NE
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 300° NW · 623 acres
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 1.0 mi, 272° W
Jehu Pond Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 269° W
Meadow Point Conservation Area (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 025° NE
Mashpee Pine Barrens Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 313° NW
Mashpee Pine Barrens (Fortes) (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 316° NW
South Cape Beach State Park (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 233° SW
Viewing Deck (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 232° SW
Quashnet Woods State Reservation (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 311° NW
Mashpee Regal 6 (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 334° NW
Water District Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.7 mi, 327° NW
Trout's Grave (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 006° N
Mashpee Veterans' War Monument (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 349° N
Location of Hotel Attaquin (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 348° N
Marstons Mills Herring Run (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 025° NE
Lowell Holly Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 6.1 mi, 354° N
Falmouth Road Race Finish Line (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 254° W
The Liberté (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 255° W
Centerville Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 050° NE
Cape Cod Airfield Biplane Rides (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 020° N
Saconesset Homestead and Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 285° W
Tree of Bike (Public Artwork) — 9.1 mi, 309° NW
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 211° SW
Cottage Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 212° SW
SunSational (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 052° NE
Benjamin Nye Homestead and Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 009° N
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 222° SW

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