Cuttyhunk Island
Cuttyhunk Island is the outermost of the Elizabeth Islands in Massachusetts. A small outpost for the harvesting of sassafras was occupied for a few weeks in 1602, arguably making it the first English settlement in New England.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- Description: island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
- Postal code: 02713
- Also known as“Catehank Island”“Cattahunk”“Cuddahunka Island”“Elizabeth Island”“Poocutohhunkunnoh”“Sandford Island”“Sanford Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cuttyhunk Light and Penikese Island.
Cuttyhunk Light
Lighthouse
Cuttyhunk Light was a lighthouse at the west end of Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts.
Penikese Island
Island
Penikese Island is a 75-acre island off the coast of Massachusetts, United States, in Buzzards Bay. Penikese Island is situated 2 miles north of Cuttyhunk Island.
Gull Island
Island
Gull Island is a small island located just off the southeast coast of Penikese Island. Gull Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Cuttyhunk Island.
Cuttyhunk Island
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Latitude
41.42094° or 41° 25′ 15″ north
Longitude
-70.9292° or 70° 55′ 45″ west
Open location code
87HFC3CC+98
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Satellite Map
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuttyhunk Heliport and Slates Island.
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