Welcome to First Encounter Beach ...
First Encounter Beach is located in Barnstable County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for First Encounter Beach: First Encounter Bch.
First Encounter Beach is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: First Encounter Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for First Encounter Beach: 508 & 774<3>
Communities near First Encounter Beach ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near First Encounter Beach.
- Barnstable
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnstable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnstable
- Barnstable is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 45,193 people
- Barnstable has also been known as:
- Barnstable Village
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Dennis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Harwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Brewster is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,772 people
- Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Provincetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provincetown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provincetown
- Provincetown is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,957 people
- Wellfleet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
- Truro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - South Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Orleans
- South Orleans is located in Barnstable County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around First Encounter Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for First Encounter Beach.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of First Encounter Beach. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around First Encounter Beach.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around First Encounter Beach. See our Newspapers Page for First Encounter Beach.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for First Encounter Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Barnstable County: www.barnstablecounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Barnstable, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around First Encounter Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the First Encounter Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the First Encounter Beach area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |