Greater Light Garden
Greater Light Garden is a park in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Greater Light Garden is situated nearby to the hamlet Mikas Pond, as well as near the town Nantucket.Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Gaol and Nantucket Whaling Museum.
Nantucket Whaling Museum
Museum
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties.
Jethro Coffin House
Museum
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The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.
Nantucket
Town
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Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government.
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 2½ miles east of Greater Light Garden.
Madaket
Village
Madaket is a census designated place in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. Its elevation is 26 feet on the western end of the island. Madaket is situated 5 miles west of Greater Light Garden.
Greater Light Garden
- Type: Park
- Description: park in the United States of America
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.28204° or 41° 16′ 55″ northLongitude
-70.10402° or 70° 6′ 15″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87HF7VJW+R9OpenStreetMap ID
way 890235616OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Greater Light Garden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Greater Light Garden”
- Turkish: “Greater Light Garden”
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