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Woods Hole, Massachusetts
CDP
About Woods Hole
Woods Hole is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Massachusetts.
Woods Hole holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.13 square miles.
📰 Woods Hole News Today
- Meet the Residents of Woods Hole Science Aquarium NOAA Fisheries (.gov) · May 11
- Woods Hole Inn, Massachusetts — Hotel Review Condé Nast Traveler · Jul 30
- WHOI launches the Schiller Center for Reef Solutions Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution · Jul 21
- Charter boat runs aground off Woods Hole with 13 people on board NBC Boston · Jul 17
- Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center: 2025 Annual Report usgs.gov · Jul 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Woods Hole Unique
- The only place in America named Woods Hole — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern Massachusetts, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Woods Hole
- Captain Kidd
- Landfall — seafood
- Pie In The Sky (café)
- Quahog Republic Leeside
- Quicks Hole Taqueria
- Water Street Kitchen
- Cafe Swope
- Coffee Obsession (café)
- Landfall Restaurant — seafood
- Shuckers World Famous Raw Bar
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Falmouth Road Race · Attraction
- Woods Hole Historical Museum · Museum
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line · Attraction
- Woods Hole Aquarium · Aquarium
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Woods Hole
- Garden of Our Lady · Garden reviews ★
- Gifford Cr · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Haley Cr · Nature reserve reviews ★
- MBL Cedar Swamp · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Miles Pond Frontage · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Ransom Road Parcel · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Spohr Public Gardens · Garden reviews ★
- Taft's Playground reviews ★
- Tarpaulin Cove Sanctuary · Nature reserve reviews ★
- WHOI - Rose Garden reviews ★
- Woods Hole Waterfront Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateMassachusetts
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.13 sq mi
Coordinates41.5287, -70.6665