Rotten Pumpkin Pond

Rotten Pumpkin Pond is a lake in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Rotten Pumpkin Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Ram Pasture, as well as near Town Pasture.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jethro Coffin House and Old Gaol.

Jethro Coffin House

Museum

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The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site. Jethro Coffin House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Rotten Pumpkin Pond.

Old Gaol

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Old Gaol is a museum.

Nantucket Whaling Museum

Museum

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Nantucket Whaling Museum is situated 2 miles northeast of Rotten Pumpkin Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantucket and Madaket.

Nantucket

Town

Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2 miles northeast of Rotten Pumpkin Pond.

Madaket

Village

Madaket is a census designated place in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madaket had a population of 377. Its elevation is 26 feet on the western end of the island. Madaket is situated 3½ miles west of Rotten Pumpkin Pond.

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 4 miles northeast of Rotten Pumpkin Pond.

Rotten Pumpkin Pond

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2679° or 41° 16′ 4″ north

Longitude

-70.12585° or 70° 7′ 33″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

Open location code

87HF7V9F+5M

GeoNames ID

4949076

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