From collection Place
Wellfleet Harbor, Welfleet, Barnstable County, MA
On W coast of Lower Cape Cod 0.5 mi S of Wellfleet; Town of Wellfleet.
Details
"Doubtless a corruption of 'whale fleet'" (Steel).
0 feet
41.8959394
-70.0452987
U.S. Geographic Information Names System (GNIS) at U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS), ( https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names : accessed 30 May 2025). Entered placename and selected filters to find domestic name approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names.
