Onset Island is a small, private association owned island located at the western end of the
Cape Cod Canal
The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway in Massachusetts connecting Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south, and is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The approximately canal traverses the nec ...
in the Town of
Wareham, near
Onset, Massachusetts
Onset is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wareham, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,573 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Onset is located at (41.746424, −70.663251).
According to the United States Census Bureau, ...
. No part of this private island is accessible to the general public without prior permission from a homeowner.
One must be a homeowner, a guest of a homeowner, or someone who has rented a cottage from a homeowner to visit the island.
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
*
Wickets Island
*
List of islands of Massachusetts
References
External links
* http://www.onsetisland.com/
Coastal islands of Massachusetts
Islands of Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Wareham, Massachusetts
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