Doane Rock
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Doane Rock is a glacial erratic
located in Eastham, Massachusetts
on the grounds of the Cape Cod National Seashore
. It is the largest exposed boulder on Cape Cod. It stands 18 feet (5.5 m) high and extends below the ground an estimated 12 feet (3.7 m).
This boulder is named after Deacon John Doane
, one of Eastham's original settlers. It has also been called Enochs or Enos rock for the deacon’s son, as well as Great Rock. The rock was left by the glaciers (Laurentide Ice Sheet
; 18,000-12,000 years ago) between what is now the Salt Pond Visitors Center and Coast Guard Beach.
Doane Rock is located just off Doane Road about one mile past the Salt Pond Visitor's Center on National Park Service land. Limited parking is available near the rock.
Glacial erratic
A glacial erratic is a piece of rock that differs from the size and type of rock native to the area in which it rests. "Erratics" take their name from the Latin word errare, and are carried by glacial ice, often over distances of hundreds of kilometres...
located in Eastham, Massachusetts
Eastham, Massachusetts
Eastham is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, Barnstable County being coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 5,453 at the 2000 census....
on the grounds of the Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore
The Cape Cod National Seashore , created on August 7, 1961 by President John F. Kennedy, encompasses on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion...
. It is the largest exposed boulder on Cape Cod. It stands 18 feet (5.5 m) high and extends below the ground an estimated 12 feet (3.7 m).
John Doane
The early history of Deacon John Doane, including his parentage and birth place, continues to be researched. It is believed that he was born about 1590 in England and came to the Plymouth Colony in what is today Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1630....
, one of Eastham's original settlers. It has also been called Enochs or Enos rock for the deacon’s son, as well as Great Rock. The rock was left by the glaciers (Laurentide Ice Sheet
Laurentide ice sheet
The Laurentide Ice Sheet was a massive sheet of ice that covered hundreds of thousands of square miles, including most of Canada and a large portion of the northern United States, multiple times during Quaternary glacial epochs. It last covered most of northern North America between c. 95,000 and...
; 18,000-12,000 years ago) between what is now the Salt Pond Visitors Center and Coast Guard Beach.
Doane Rock is located just off Doane Road about one mile past the Salt Pond Visitor's Center on National Park Service land. Limited parking is available near the rock.