Cuttyhunk Island

Cuttyhunk Island is the outermost of the in . A small outpost for the harvesting of sassafras was occupied for a few weeks in 1602, arguably making it the first English settlement in .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: Catehank Island”, “Cattahunk”, “Cuddahunka Island”, “Cutty Hunk Island”, “Elizabeth Island”, “Poocutohhunkunnoh”, “Sandford Island”, and “Sanford Island
  • Postal code: 02713

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cuttyhunk Light and Penikese Island.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
was a lighthouse at the west end of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts. First established in 1823, it was rebuilt several times. The last lighthouse was built in 1891, with a 5th order Fresnel Lens in a 45-foot tower.

Island
Photo: Arwcheek, Public domain.
is a 75-acre island off the coast of , United States, in Buzzards Bay. It is one of the , which make up the town of . Penikese is located near the west end of the Elizabeth island chain. is situated 2 miles north of Cuttyhunk Island.

Island
is a small island located just off the southeast coast of . It is part of the and is entirely part of the town of in Dukes County, . is situated 2 miles northeast of Cuttyhunk Island.

Cuttyhunk Island

Latitude
41.42094° or 41° 25′ 15″ north
Longitude
-70.9292° or 70° 55′ 45″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
Open location code
87HFC3CC+98
Geo­Names ID
4934400
Wiki­data ID
Q5197025
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vietnamese—“Cuttyhunk Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Cuttyhunk Island
  • Chinese: 卡地混克島
  • Chinese: 卡蒂漢克島
  • Chinese: 库蒂温克岛
  • Chinese: 庫蒂溫克島
  • Danish: Cuttyhunk Island
  • Dutch: Cuttyhunk Island
  • French: Cuttyhunk
  • Galician: Cuttyhunk
  • German: Cuttyhunk
  • Italian: Cuttyhunk Island
  • Japanese: カッティーハンク島
  • Japanese: カティハンク島
  • Turkish: Cuttyhunk Adası
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Cuttyhunk

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