Siasconset
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 205 residents
- Description: human settlement in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “‘Sconset”, “Oggawame”, “S’conset”, “Sconset”, “Seconset”, “Siasconset, MA”, “Siasconset, Massachusetts”, “Siasconsett”, and “Sweseckechi”
- Postal code: 02564
Places of Interest
Highlights include LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket and Sankaty Head Golf Club.
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.
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.
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quidnet and Polpis.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Quidnet is a village, which is situated 3 miles north 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 3½ miles northwest of Siasconset.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Wauwinet is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 3 feet. Named for an old local Indian chief, it lies on the northeastern coast of Nantucket Island, 4.7 miles north-northwest of Siasconset. Wauwinet is situated 5 miles north of Siasconset.
Siasconset
Latitude
41.26262° or 41° 15′ 45″ northLongitude
-69.96613° or 69° 57′ 58″ westPopulation
205Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
87HG727M+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 158811878OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4950931Wikidata ID
Q7506866
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Siasconset” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سياسكونسيت”
- Cebuano: “Siasconset”
- Chechen: “Сиасконсет”
- Chinese: “塞厄斯康西特”
- French: “Siasconset”
- Gilaki: “سیاسکونست (ماساچۊست)”
- Gilaki: “سیاسکونست”
- Italian: “Siasconset”
- Japanese: “シアスコンセント”
- Ladin: “Siasconset”
- Persian: “سایاسکانست، ماساچوست”
- Persian: “سایاسکانست”
- Polish: “Siasconset”
- Portuguese: “Siasconset”
- Serbian: “Siasconset”
- Serbian: “Сајасконсет”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Siasconset, Massachusetts”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Siasconset”
- South Azerbaijani: “سایاسکانست، ماساچوست”
- Spanish: “Siasconset”
- Tatar: “Сиасконсет”
- Turkish: “Siasconset”
- Ukrainian: “Сіасконсет”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Siasconset Union Chapel Rectory and Sconset Post Office.
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