Geography and Transportation
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the
town has a total area of 65.9
km˛ (25.5
mi˛). 59.5 km˛ (23.0 mi˛) of it is
land and 6.4 km˛ (2.5 mi˛) of it (9.70%)
is water.
Brewster is bordered on the north by
Cape Cod Bay, on the west by
Dennis, on the south by
Harwich, and on the east by
Orleans. The town is usually
separated into two villages, West and
East Brewster. Brewster is thirty-one
miles south of
Provincetown, seventeen miles east
of
Barnstable, thirty-one miles east of
the
Sagamore Bridge, and eighty-five
miles southeast of
Boston, Massachusets.
The town is bordered by extensive
mudflats to the north, along the
shores of Cape Cod Bay. The town is also
home to the William Nickerson State
Forest, the largest state forest on Cape
Cod. The town has several large ponds,
especially along the Harwich town line.
There are several brooks throughout the
town, all of which lead to Cape Cod Bay.
The bay is also home to several boat
landings and beaches in the town.
U.S. Route 6 and
Route 6A pass through the town from
east to west, and Routes
124 and
137 both have a northern terminus
along Route 6A in town. Short portions
of Routes
28 and
39 also pass through the
southeastern corner of town (the portion
of 28 is less than 100 yards long).
Route 6A is a limited-acces
