Barnstable live webcam – Buoy 44020: Nantucket Sound
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What you are looking at
Buoy 44020 sits in Nantucket Sound, the shallow stretch of water between Cape Cod's south shore and the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. The water here is only about 16.5 meters (around 54 feet) deep. Its camera takes a strip of photos looking in several directions, generally once an hour in daylight, so on a clear day the low shorelines of the Cape or the islands may or may not appear on the horizon; mostly you will see the sound itself and a lot of sky.
This is one of the most traveled pieces of water in New England. Ferries run across the sound to Nantucket and the Vineyard, and sailors, fishing boats and summer boaters cross it every day. The 3-meter foam buoy, operated by the National Data Buoy Center, reports wind, gusts, air pressure, air and water temperature, and wave height and period for National Weather Service forecasts.
Summer brings soft fog banks and busy southwest sea breezes. Fall and winter can turn the sound short and choppy when nor'easters blow through, and a winter photo may show dark, wind-streaked water under heavy cloud.
Camera details
- Operator
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center
- Station ID
- 44020
- Station
- NANTUCKET SOUND
- Image size
- 2880 × 300 px (6 frames around the buoy)
- Daylight pictures only
- Yes
- Image updates
- Every hour
- Video format
- Still image (JPEG)
- Position
- Exact (from the provider)
- Licence
- U.S. public domain
- Data source
- NOAA NDBC BuoyCAMs
- Working, last 7 days
- 100 % of checks
From the provider's own camera list and our automatic checks. Readings and details can change without notice.
Live camera in Barnstable, United States
Barnstable is a town in United States with about 48,000 people. The camera is about 14 mi from the center. Dorchester, the nearest larger town, is 57 mi away. Barnstable keeps America/New York time (UTC−4 at the moment); the panel above shows the local time live.
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Questions about Buoy 44020: Nantucket Sound
Is the Buoy 44020: Nantucket Sound camera live right now?
Yes, it is working: at our last automatic check it was sending new pictures. It is a still image, not video: a new photo arrives about every 1 hour straight from NOAA National Data Buoy Center.
Who operates the Buoy 44020: Nantucket Sound camera?
NOAA National Data Buoy Center runs this camera. It is an official source. Its images are in the U.S. public domain. LiveLocation shows them straight from the source with credit. About NOAA BuoyCAMs Watch at the source
Where exactly is this camera?
It is about 14 mi from the center of Barnstable, United States. Coordinates: 41.497, -70.283. All cameras in Barnstable
What is the local time at Barnstable?
Barnstable is in the America/New York time zone. The "Right now" panel above shows the local time live. On October 7 the sun rises at 6:44 AM and sets at 6:13 PM there.
Are there more live cameras near Barnstable?
No other camera is within 25 miles yet. The live camera radar can search up to 250 miles around this spot. Open the radar here
Why is the buoy picture dark or old?
No: NOAA BuoyCAMs take pictures only in daylight, so at night the last daytime image stays up. This is NOAA station 44020; its page also has the latest wind, wave and temperature readings. Station 44020 at NOAA
What are the conditions at Buoy 44020: Nantucket Sound now?
The latest readings from the provider: Waves: 0.3 m / 1.0 ft, every 3 s from the SSW; Water: 16.7 °C / 62.1 °F; Air: 16.6 °C / 61.9 °F; Wind: 22 km/h / 13 mph from the SW, gusts 25 km/h / 16 mph; Air pressure: 1,012.4 hPa / 29.90 inHg. They update with the provider's data, so they can be a few minutes old.