Jethro Coffin House Museum

Jethro Coffin House Museum is a museum in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Jethro Coffin House Museum is situated nearby to the museum Old Gaol, as well as near the town Nantucket.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jethro Coffin House and Nantucket Whaling Museum.

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. Jethro Coffin House is situated 1,600 feet east of Jethro Coffin House Museum.

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Museum

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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. Nantucket Whaling Museum is situated 3,800 feet east of Jethro Coffin House Museum.

Old Gaol

Museum

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Old Gaol is a museum, which is situated 3,000 feet southeast of Jethro Coffin House Museum.

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 3 miles east of Jethro Coffin House Museum.

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 4½ miles west of Jethro Coffin House Museum.

Jethro Coffin House Museum

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Oldest House”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2879° or 41° 17′ 16″ north

Longitude

-70.11224° or 70° 6′ 44″ west

Elevation

23 feet (7 metres)

Open location code

87HF7VQQ+54

GeoNames ID

4940862

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