Pest House Pond
Pest House Pond is a lake in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Pest House Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Shimmo, as well as near Monomoy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brant Point Light and Nantucket Whaling Museum.
Brant Point Light
Lighthouse
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Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights.
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.
Maria Mitchell Aquarium
Public aquarium
The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource.
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.
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 3½ miles east of Pest House Pond.
Pest House Pond
- Type: Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.2832° or 41° 16′ 60″ northLongitude
-70.07693° or 70° 4′ 37″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
87HF7WMF+76GeoNames ID
4947051
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