Onset Island (Massachusetts) Explained

Onset Island
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Pushpin Map:Massachusetts
Coordinates:41.7334°N -70.6425°W
Area Sqmi:0.01875
Length Mi:0.2
Elevation Ft:16
Country:United States
Country Admin Divisions Title:State
Country Admin Divisions:Massachusetts
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 1:Wareham

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]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Rights Along the Shoreline Mass.gov. 2021-08-25. www.mass.gov. en.
  2. Web site: Beach Information – Buzzards Bay National Estuary Program. 2021-08-25.
  3. News: John . Estrella . Treasured islands . 1996-05-26 . The Standard-Times . Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. .