Onset Island is a small, private association owned island located at the western end of the Cape Cod Canal in the Town of Wareham, near Onset, Massachusetts. No part of this private island is accessible to the general public without prior permission from a homeowner.[1][2]
  Onset Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 41°44′00″N 70°38′33″W / 41.7334384°N 70.6425322°W |
| Area | 0.01875 sq mi (0.0486 km2) |
| Length | 0.2 mi (0.3 km) |
| Highest elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Administration | |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Municipality | Wareham |
One must be a homeowner, a guest of a homeowner, or someone who has rented a cottage from a homeowner to visit the island.[3] Onset Island is only accessible via a small number of registered private boats owned by the island's homeowners. Use of the island's private docks is limited to those who have paid the relevant association fees, or by private agreement.
Approximately fifty families have homes on the island.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Public Rights Along the Shoreline | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ "Beach Information – Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ Estrella, John (1996-05-26). "Treasured islands". The Standard-Times. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc.
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