Buzzards Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 miles long by 5-10 miles wide. It extends to the base of the Cape Cod peninsula in the northeast, is bounded on the southeast by the Elizabeth Islands and is connected to Cape Cod Bay via the Cape Cod Canal.
The name Buzzards Bay may be derived from a misidentification of ospreys in the area. Among the lighthouses in the bay are the 19th century structures of Bird Island, Dumpling Rock, Ned Point, Wing Neck and Cleveland. The Buzzards Bay Light Tower was the first lighthouse in the U.S. to be built over open water.
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- The Coalition for Buzzards Bay Membership supported nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection and sustainable use of the bay and its watershed.
- Buzzards Bay Project National Estuary Program Project identity and mission, updates, bay and basin information, emergency response, legislation, funding, GIS data, weather and reference information.
- Tide Charts - Buzzards Bay Information for Cuttyhunk Pond, Tarpaulin Cove, Woods Hole, West Falmouth Harbor, Pocasset Harbor, Cape Cod Canal, Wareham, Marion, Mattapoisett, New Bedford, South Dartmouth and Westport Harbor.
- National Data Buoy Center: Station BUZM3 Data from station located in Buzzards Bay, including wind speed and direction, atmospheric pressure, air temperature, dew point and dominant wave period.