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title="وودز هول – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="وودز هول" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole" title="Woods Hole – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Woods Hole" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts" title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts" title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole" title="Woods Hole – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Woods Hole" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole_(Massachusetts)" title="Woods Hole (Massachusetts) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Woods Hole (Massachusetts)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole" title="Woods Hole – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Woods Hole" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF%D8%B2_%D9%87%D9%88%D9%84" title="وودز هول – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="وودز هول" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%81-%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вудс-Гоул (Массачусетс) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Вудс-Гоул (Массачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" 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Гоул, Массачузетс" data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts" title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Woods Hole, Massachusetts" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%83%D0%B4%D1%81_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%BB_(%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%87%D1%83%D1%81%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81)" title="Вудс Хоул (Масачусетс) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Вудс Хоул (Масачусетс)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / 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class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marine_Biological_Laboratory,_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg/250px-Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg/375px-Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg/500px-Marine_Biological_Laboratory%2C_Woods_Hole_by_Pam_Wilmot.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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.longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&params=41_31_36_N_70_39_47_W_region:US-MA_type:city(834)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°31′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">70°39′47″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.52667°N 70.66306°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.52667; -70.66306</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Massachusetts" title="List of counties in Massachusetts">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Barnstable_County,_Massachusetts" title="Barnstable County, Massachusetts">Barnstable</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/New_England_town" title="New England town">Town</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Falmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Falmouth, Massachusetts">Falmouth</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">3.93 sq mi (10.19 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">2.13 sq mi (5.53 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1.80 sq mi (4.66 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">20 ft (6 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">834</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">390.63/sq mi (150.79/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">02543</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_508" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 508">508</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">25-81245</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">0617060</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Woods Hole</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">census-designated place</a> in the town of <a href="/wiki/Falmouth,_Massachusetts" title="Falmouth, Massachusetts">Falmouth</a> in <a href="/wiki/Barnstable_County,_Massachusetts" title="Barnstable County, Massachusetts">Barnstable County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, United States. It lies at the extreme southwestern corner of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Martha%27s_Vineyard" title="Martha's Vineyard">Martha's Vineyard</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Islands" title="Elizabeth Islands">Elizabeth Islands</a>. The population was 781 at the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 United States Census">2010 census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is the site of several <a href="/wiki/Marine_science" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine science">marine science</a> institutions, including <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution" title="Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Marine_Biological_Laboratory" title="Marine Biological Laboratory">Marine Biological Laboratory</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Woodwell_Climate_Research_Center" title="Woodwell Climate Research Center">Woodwell Climate Research Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA's</a> Northeast Fisheries Science Center (which started the Woods Hole scientific community in 1871), the <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Science_Aquarium" title="Woods Hole Science Aquarium">Woods Hole Science Aquarium</a>, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">USGS</a> coastal and marine geology center, and the home campus of the <a href="/wiki/Sea_Education_Association" title="Sea Education Association">Sea Education Association</a>. </p><p>Woods Hole is also the site of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a> Sector Southeastern New England (formerly USCG Group Woods Hole),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Nobska_Light" title="Nobska Light">Nobska Light</a> lighthouse, and the terminus of the <a href="/wiki/The_Woods_Hole,_Martha%27s_Vineyard_and_Nantucket_Steamship_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority">Steamship Authority</a> <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> route between Cape Cod and the island of Martha's Vineyard. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png/260px-PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="192" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png/390px-PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png/520px-PacificGuanoWorks_WoodsHole_bySSKilburn_ca1865.png 2x" data-file-width="623" data-file-height="460" /></a><figcaption>Pacific Guano Works, Woods Hole, ca.1860s; engraving by <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Smith_Kilburn" title="Samuel Smith Kilburn">S.S. Kilburn</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Historically, Woods Hole included one of the few good harbors (along with <a href="/wiki/Hyannis,_Massachusetts" title="Hyannis, Massachusetts">Hyannis</a>) on the southern side of Cape Cod (i.e. Great Harbor, contained by Penzance Point). The community became a center for whaling, shipping, and fishing, prior to its dominance today by tourism and marine research. At the end of the nineteenth century, Woods Hole was the home of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Guano_Company" title="Pacific Guano Company">Pacific Guano Company</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-GoodeAtwater1880_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GoodeAtwater1880-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which produced <a href="/wiki/Fertilizer" title="Fertilizer">fertilizer</a> from <a href="/wiki/Guano" title="Guano">guano</a> imported from islands in the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, and the coast of <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina" title="South Carolina">South Carolina</a>. After the firm went bankrupt in 1889, Long Neck – the peninsula on which their factory was located – was renamed Penzance Point and was developed with <a href="/wiki/Shingle_style_architecture" title="Shingle style architecture">shingle-style</a> summer homes for bankers and lawyers from New York and Boston. Notable property owners on Penzance Point at the beginning of the twentieth century included <a href="/wiki/Seward_Prosser" title="Seward Prosser">Seward Prosser</a> of New York's Bankers Trust Company; Francis Bartow, a partner in <a href="/wiki/J._P._Morgan_and_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="J. P. Morgan and Company">J. P. Morgan and Company</a>; Joseph Lee, a partner in <a href="/wiki/Lee,_Higginson_%26_Co." title="Lee, Higginson & Co.">Lee, Higginson & Co.</a>; and Franklin A. Park, an executive of <a href="/wiki/Singer_Sewing_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Singer Sewing Machine">Singer Sewing Machine</a>. Other notable businessmen established homes on Gansett Point, Nobska Point, and at Quissett Harbor, further from the village center. <a href="/wiki/Irving_Langmuir" title="Irving Langmuir">Irving Langmuir</a>, the scientist, also lived in Woods Hole and died there on August 16, 1957. Before 1898, the Woods Hole Yacht Club was formed. In 1899, the Woods Hole Golf course was started. Around 1919, it was expanded to 18 holes. In 1976, The Woods Hole Foundation was created. The eminent Hungarian born biochemist and Nobel prize laureate, <a href="/wiki/Albert_Szent-Gy%C3%B6rgyi" title="Albert Szent-Györgyi">Albert Imre Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt</a> died in Woods Hole in 1986. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Woods Hole is located at the southwestern tip of the town of Falmouth (and of Cape Cod) at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&params=41_31_36_N_70_39_47_W_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">41°31′36″N</span> <span class="longitude">70°39′47″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">41.52667°N 70.66306°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">41.52667; -70.66306</span></span></span></a></span></span> (41.526730, -70.663184).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The term "Woods Hole" refers to a <a href="/wiki/Strait" title="Strait">strait</a> named <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_(Passage)" class="mw-redirect" title="Woods Hole (Passage)">Woods Hole</a>, which separates Cape Cod from the <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Islands" title="Elizabeth Islands">Elizabeth Islands</a> (specifically, <a href="/wiki/Uncatena_Island" title="Uncatena Island">Uncatena Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nonamesset_Island" title="Nonamesset Island">Nonamesset Island</a>) and which boats, yachts, and small ferries can use to travel between <a href="/wiki/Vineyard_Sound" title="Vineyard Sound">Vineyard Sound</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buzzards_Bay" title="Buzzards Bay">Buzzards Bay</a>. The strait is known for its extremely strong current, approaching four <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of four straits allowing maritime passage between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound; the others are <a href="/wiki/Canapitsit_Channel" title="Canapitsit Channel">Canapitsit Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quick%27s_Hole" title="Quick's Hole">Quick's Hole</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robinson%27s_Hole" title="Robinson's Hole">Robinson's Hole</a>. Published yearly is the <i>Eldridge Tide and Pilot Book</i>, which has a detailed reference section showing the complex pattern of tides and currents. Ferries operated by <a href="/wiki/The_Woods_Hole,_Martha%27s_Vineyard_and_Nantucket_Steamship_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority">The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority</a> run regularly between Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard. The present Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority was formed from the New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Steamboat Company, which in turn was a consolidation of earlier companies dating to the early 19th century, just before the railroad arrived.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Wikipedia_and_sources_that_mirror_or_use_it" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="This claim cites another Wikipedia article. Articles need references to reliable third-party sources. (March 2019)">circular reference</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NobskaLight.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/NobskaLight.jpg/180px-NobskaLight.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/NobskaLight.jpg/270px-NobskaLight.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/NobskaLight.jpg/360px-NobskaLight.jpg 2x" data-file-width="768" data-file-height="1024" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Nobska_Light" title="Nobska Light">Nobska Light</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Woods_Hole,_MA_from_the_water.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg/220px-Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="91" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg/330px-Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg/440px-Woods_Hole%2C_MA_from_the_water.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2271" data-file-height="939" /></a><figcaption>A view of <a href="/wiki/Downtown" title="Downtown">downtown</a> Woods Hole from the water, including <a href="/wiki/Marine_Biological_Laboratory" title="Marine Biological Laboratory">MBL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution" title="Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution">WHOI</a> buildings</figcaption></figure> <p>Much of Woods Hole centers around the enclosed harbor of Eel Pond. The Eel Pond Bridge, a <a href="/wiki/Bascule_bridge" title="Bascule bridge">bascule</a> <a href="/wiki/Drawbridge" title="Drawbridge">drawbridge</a> at the mouth of the harbor, allows boats to enter and exit the harbor according to a fixed schedule posted on the side of the bridge. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nobska_Light" title="Nobska Light">Nobska Light</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Lighthouse" title="Lighthouse">lighthouse</a> at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nobska_Point&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nobska Point (page does not exist)">Nobska Point</a>, is operated by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard" title="United States Coast Guard">United States Coast Guard</a>, and the accompanying house is the home of the commander of the Coast Guard base at Little Harbor. </p><p>The local landmark The Knob is a rocky outcropping that overlooks Buzzards Bay and Quisset Harbor. It is a part of the privately owned Salt Pond bird sanctuaries. </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the Woods Hole CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.1 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 2.1 square miles (5.5 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km<sup>2</sup>) (45.24%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2010_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2010-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Woods Hole, Falmouth, Massachusetts (1991–2020 normals) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.1<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFFDFC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.5<br />(4.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.7<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFC68D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.8<br />(12.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA347; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.0<br />(17.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF8308; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.4<br />(22.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.2<br />(26.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.0<br />(26.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.8<br />(22.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFA954; color:#000000;" class="notheme">62.5<br />(16.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC9A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">53.3<br />(11.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFEDDB; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.7<br />(7.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB76F; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">58.9<br />(14.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.1<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #E9E9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.0<br />(0.6) </td> <td style="background: #F6F6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.2<br />(2.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE4CA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.9<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFC184; color:#000000;" class="notheme">56.1<br />(13.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9F40; color:#000000;" class="notheme">65.0<br />(18.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.8<br />(22.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.0<br />(18.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFC387; color:#000000;" class="notheme">55.8<br />(13.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFE6CE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">46.4<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #F9F9FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.2<br />(3.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFD2A6; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">51.7<br />(10.9) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °F (°C) </th> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.1<br />(−3.8) </td> <td style="background: #D2D2FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.4<br />(−3.7) </td> <td style="background: #DFDFFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.7<br />(−1.3) </td> <td style="background: #FBFBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.1<br />(3.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFE0C2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">48.1<br />(8.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBC79; color:#000000;" class="notheme">57.6<br />(14.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.4<br />(18.0) </td> <td style="background: #FFA143; color:#000000;" class="notheme">64.5<br />(18.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFB56C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.1<br />(15.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFDCBA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.1<br />(9.5) </td> <td style="background: #FDFDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.6<br />(4.2) </td> <td style="background: #E5E5FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(−0.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFEEDD; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">44.4<br />(6.9) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: NOAA<sup id="cite_ref-NOAA_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NOAA-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Falmouth_Road_Race">Falmouth Road Race</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Falmouth Road Race"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The annual <a href="/wiki/Falmouth_Road_Race" title="Falmouth Road Race">Falmouth Road Race</a> brings thousands of runners to Woods Hole in August each year. The route of the 7-mile (11 km) race starts outside the front door of the Captain Kidd tavern and follows the shore of Vineyard Sound through Falmouth to Shipwrecked (historically, the British Beer Company, which closed due to COVID-19), another tavern, in Falmouth Heights.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_School" title="Woods Hole School">Woods Hole School</a> is the home of the Children's School of Science. Founded in 1913, this institution (locally known as "CSS" and "Science School") provides science classes for students between seven and 16 years old that focus on scientific investigation by observation. Students regularly visit ecosystems around the village to study the organisms in their natural environments, such as the <a href="/wiki/Sippewissett_Salt_Marsh" class="mw-redirect" title="Sippewissett Salt Marsh">Sippewissett Salt Marsh</a>. The Children's School of Science draws upon the talent brought to the village by the research institutions but also educates the children of both scientists and locals. Some mention of the <a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Oceanographic_Institution" title="Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution</a> is made in the 1975 blockbuster film <i><a href="/wiki/Jaws_(film)" title="Jaws (film)">Jaws</a></i> as having been the center of research for the fictional character Matt Hooper. Hooper is described as a <a href="/wiki/Marine_biologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine biologist">marine biologist</a>, focusing on the study of sharks. Coincidentally, a <a href="/wiki/Great_white_shark" title="Great white shark">great white shark</a> was spotted some years later near Woods Hole in September 2004. </p><p>Woods Hole is part of the Falmouth public school district, served by Mullen-Hall Elementary, Morse Pond Middle School, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Junior_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Lawrence Junior High School">Lawrence Junior High School</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Falmouth_High_School_(Massachusetts)" title="Falmouth High School (Massachusetts)">Falmouth High School</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woods Hole students also often attend <a href="/wiki/Upper_Cape_Cod_Regional_Technical_High_School" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School">Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical High School</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sturgis_Charter_Public_School" title="Sturgis Charter Public School">Sturgis Charter Public School</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Falmouth_Academy" title="Falmouth Academy">Falmouth Academy</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="sentence inserted by Woods Hole local with knowledge, but no source for all 3 schools (January 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>834</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Massachusetts_locations_by_per_capita_income" title="List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income">List of Massachusetts locations by per capita income</a></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 925 people, 459 households, and 212 families residing in the CDP. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 165.3/km<sup>2</sup> (427.9/mi<sup>2</sup>). There were 942 housing units at an average density of 168.4/km<sup>2</sup> (435.8/mi<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.70% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 1.62% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.54% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.84% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.22% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.08% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 0.97% of the population. </p><p>There were 459 households, out of which 14.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 53.6% were non-families. 40.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.58. </p><p>In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 13.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 27.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females, there are 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the CDP was $47,604, and the median income for a family was $57,969. Males had a median income of $31,964 versus $31,875 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the CDP was $30,752. None of the families and 5.3% of the population were living below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including no under 18 and 6.4% of those over 64. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Woods_Hole_Conference" title="Woods Hole Conference">Woods Hole Conference</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jane%27s_Island" title="Jane's Island">Jane's Island</a></i>, a 1931 Newbery Honor novel by <a href="/wiki/Marjorie_Hill_Allee" title="Marjorie Hill Allee">Marjorie Hill Allee</a> set in Woods Hole</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_Rachel_Carson" title="Statue of Rachel Carson">Statue of Rachel Carson</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Woods_Hole,_Massachusetts&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_25.txt">"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files"</a>. 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