Polpis Burying Ground
Polpis Burying Ground is a cemetery in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Polpis Burying Ground is situated nearby to Abnecotants Island, as well as near the village Quidnet.Places of Interest Nearby
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 Burying Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polpis and Quidnet.
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.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Quidnet is a village, which is situated 2 miles east of Polpis Burying Ground.
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 2 miles west of Polpis Burying Ground.
Polpis Burying Ground
- Type: Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.29655° or 41° 17′ 48″ northLongitude
-70.01572° or 70° 0′ 57″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HF7XWM+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 860615802OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4947725
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