Five Fingered Point
Five Fingered Point is a cape in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Five Fingered Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Pocomo, as well as near Quaise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and Abnecotants Island.
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum
Museum
The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound. Nantucket Life-Saving Museum is situated 1½ miles south of Five Fingered Point.
Abnecotants Island
Island
Abnecotants Island is a very small island in the middle of Squam Swamp in northeastern portion of the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts. Abnecotants Island is situated 2½ miles east of Five Fingered Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawkemo and Polpis.
Shawkemo
Hamlet
Shawkemo is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name Shawkemo is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". Shawkemo lies 4 miles west-northwest of Siasconset. Shawkemo is situated 1½ miles southwest of Five Fingered Point.
Polpis
Hamlet
Polpis is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 7 feet. The different spellings of its name led the Board on Geographic Names to designate its official spelling in 1900. The community lies 3.5 miles northwest of Siasconset. Polpis is situated 2 miles southeast of Five Fingered Point.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
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Wauwinet is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 3 feet. Named for an old local Indian chief, it lies on the northeastern coast of Nantucket Island, 4.7 miles north-northwest of Siasconset. Wauwinet is situated 2½ miles east of Five Fingered Point.
Five Fingered Point
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Five Finger Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Five Fingered Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Five Fingered Point”
- Turkish: “Five Fingered Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pocomo and Quaise.
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Highlights include Coatue Beach and Pocomo Head.
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