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Nantucket

Nantucket is an island in , United States, about 30 miles south of the peninsula. Together with the small islands of and , it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government.
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  • Type: Town with 14,300 residents
  • Description: county in Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Nantucket (county)”, “Nantucket County”, “Nantucket County, MA”, “Nantucket County, Massachusetts”, “Nantucket, Massachusetts”, and “Town and County of Nantucket”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nantucket and Jethro Coffin House.

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is an island and town 30 mi off the coast of and part of . The island offers quiet harbors, dramatic cliffs, sandy beaches, lighthouses, beautiful old mansions and gardens, interesting history – even a series of limericks about its residents.

Museum
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The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the , was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site.

Museum
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The is a located in Nantucket, , . It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shawkemo.

Hamlet
is a village in Nantucket, , United States. Its elevation is 16 feet. The name is an Indian word meaning "middle field of land". lies 4 miles west-northwest of . is situated 2 miles east of Nantucket.

Nantucket

Latitude
41.2844° or 41° 17′ 4″ north
Longitude
-70.0984° or 70° 5′ 54″ west
Population
14,300
Elevation
36 feet (11 metres)
Open location code
87HF7WM2+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 60672933
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4944911
Wiki­data ID
Q2991355
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Nantucket” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Նանթաքետ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Nantucket”
  • Basque: “Nantucket konderria”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Nantucket”
  • Cebuano: “Nantucket County”
  • Chinese: “南塔克特县”
  • Chinese: “楠塔基特县”
  • Finnish: “Nantucketin piirikunta”
  • French: “Comté de Nantucket (Massachusetts)”
  • French: “Comté de Nantucket, Massachusetts”
  • French: “Comte de Nantucket”
  • French: “comté de Nantucket”
  • French: “Comté de nantucket”
  • French: “Comté de Nantucket”
  • French: “Comté De Nantucket”
  • Hungarian: “Nantucket megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Nantucket”
  • Low German: “Nantucket County”
  • Northern Frisian: “Nantucket County”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Nantucket”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nantucket County, Massachusetts”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nantucket County”
  • Slovenian: “Nantucket County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Nantucket”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Nantucket (Massachusetts)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Nantucket”
  • Spanish: “Nantucket”
  • Swedish: “Nantucket County”
  • Tatar: “Нантакет (округ, Массачусетс)”
  • Tatar: “Нантакет”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket County, MA”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket County, Mass.”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket County, Massachusetts”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket County”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket ilçesi, MA”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket ilçesi, Mass.”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket ilçesi, Massachusetts”
  • Turkish: “Nantucket ilçesi”
  • Venetian: “contea de Nantucket”
  • Vietnamese: “Nantucket, Massachusetts”
  • Vietnamese: “Nantucket”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Nantucket, Massachusetts”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Nantucket”
  • Welsh: “Nantucket County, Massachusetts”
  • Welsh: “Nantucket County”
  • Welsh: “Swydd Nantucket”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nantucket Atheneum and Dreamland Theatre.

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