Sankaty Head Lighthouse
The Sankaty Head Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket island. It was built in 1850, was automated in 1965, and is still in operation. It is located at the easternmost point of the island, in the village of Siasconset.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on Nantucket island, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Sankaty Head Light” and “Sankaty Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sankaty Head Golf Club and LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket.
Sankaty Head Golf Club
Golf course
Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1921.
LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket
Grassland
Nantucket LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts. It was built in 1963 with a 625 ft tall mast radiator. It operated in conjunction with the LORAN-A station on Nantucket from 1963 to 1981. LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket is situated 2 miles south of Sankaty Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siasconset and Quidnet.
Siasconset
Village
Siasconset is a census-designated place at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States with an elevation of 52 feet, and a population of 205 at the 2010 census.
Quidnet
Village
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Quidnet is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sankaty Head Lighthouse.
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 2½ miles west of Sankaty Head Lighthouse.
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.28439° or 41° 17′ 4″ northLongitude
-69.96624° or 69° 57′ 59″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
87HG72MM+QGOpenStreetMap ID
node 257496088OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Sankaty Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Sankaty Head”
- French: “Phare de Sankaty Head”
- German: “Sankaty Head Light”
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