Polpis
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Milton Poadpis”, “Podpis”, “Polpis, MA”, and “Polpis, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abnecotants Island and Nantucket Life-Saving Museum.
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.
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 west of Polpis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quidnet and Wauwinet.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Quidnet is a village, which is situated 1½ miles east of Polpis.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 north of 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 2½ miles west of Polpis.
Polpis
Latitude
41.29846° or 41° 17′ 54″ northLongitude
-70.01279° or 70° 0′ 46″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HF7XXP+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158811454OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Polpis” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Polpis, Massachusetts”
- Albanian: “Polpis”
- Chinese: “波爾皮斯”
- French: “Polpis”
- Persian: “پالپیس، ماساچوست”
- Persian: “پولپیس، ماساچوست”
- Persian: “پولپیس”
- South Azerbaijani: “پولپیس، ماساچوست”
- Turkish: “Polpis”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polpis Road and Polpis Burying Ground.
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