# Doane Rock

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'''Doane Rock''' is a [glacial erratic](/source/glacial_erratic) located in [Eastham, Massachusetts](/source/Eastham%2C_Massachusetts) on the grounds of the [Cape Cod National Seashore](/source/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).
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This boulder is named after Deacon [John Doane](/source/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](/source/Laurentide_Ice_Sheet); 18,000–12,000 years ago) between what is now the Salt Pond Visitors Center and [Coast Guard Beach](/source/Coast_Guard_Beach_(Eastham%2C_Massachusetts)).

Doane Rock is located just off Doane Road about one mile past the Salt Pond Visitor Center on National Park Service land. Limited parking is available near the rock.

==See also==
* [List of individual rocks](/source/List_of_individual_rocks)

==Further reading==

* "A Geologist's View of Cape Cod", by [Arthur Newell Strahler](/source/Arthur_Newell_Strahler)

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Category:Landforms of Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Category:Landmarks in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Category:Glacial erratics of Massachusetts
Category:Massachusetts natural resources
Category:Cape Cod National Seashore

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