Pout Ponds
Pout Ponds is a lake in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Pout Ponds is situated nearby to the hamlet Quaise, as well as near Shawkemo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and Nantucket Memorial Airport.
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 Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: MassDOT, Public domain.
Nantucket Memorial Airport is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles southeast of the town center. Nantucket Memorial Airport is situated 1½ miles southwest of Pout Ponds.
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. Brant Point Light is situated 2½ miles west of Pout Ponds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawkemo and 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.
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 2 miles northeast of Pout Ponds.
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. Nantucket is situated 3 miles west of Pout Ponds.
Pout Ponds
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Foot Pond”, “Foot Ponds”, and “Poot Pond”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.27737° or 41° 16′ 39″ northLongitude
-70.04551° or 70° 2′ 44″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87HF7XG3+WQGeoNames ID
4947897
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Quaise and South Pasture.
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Highlights include Nantucket Island and Shawkemo Hills.
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