Quitnesset

Quitnesset is a hamlet in Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Quitnesset is situated nearby to the neighborhood Old Village, as well as near Halls Bluff.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chatham Lighthouse and Eldredge Public Library.

Chatham Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Ted Kerwin, CC BY 2.0.

Chatham Lighthouse, known as Twin Lights prior to 1923, is a lighthouse in Chatham, Massachusetts, near the "elbow" of Cape Cod. The original station, close to the shore, was built in 1808 with two wooden towers, which were both replaced in 1841.

Eldredge Public Library

Library

Photo: Biruitorul, Public domain.

Eldredge Public Library is the public library of Chatham, Massachusetts. It is located at 564 Main Street, in a National Register-listed Romanesque Revival building donated by Chatham native Marcellus Eldredge. It was designed by Boston architect A. M. Marble. Eldredge Public Library is situated 1½ miles north of Quitnesset.

Chatham Windmill

Windmill

Photo: Jerry Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Chatham Windmill is a historic windmill at Chase Park in Chatham, Massachusetts. Built in 1797, it is one of the state's few surviving wooden windmills, and also one of the few still in working condition.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chatham and West Chatham.

Chatham

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chatham is at the "elbow" of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and includes the villages of North Chatham, South Chatham and West Chatham. Its beautiful beaches, harbors, coastal scenes and its interesting village shops make it a popular day-trip destination as well as a top-notch vacation area.

West Chatham

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

West Chatham is a census-designated place in the town of Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, West Chatham had a population of 1,619. West Chatham is situated 2½ miles northwest of Quitnesset.

South Harwich

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

South Harwich is a village of Harwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States and is located within the Harwich Port Census-designated place. South Harwich is situated 4½ miles west of Quitnesset.

Quitnesset

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6565° or 41° 39′ 23″ north

Longitude

-69.96196° or 69° 57′ 43″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

87HGM24Q+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158844336

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4948303

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