Spotsa Swamp

Spotsa Swamp is in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Spotsa Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Polpis, as well as near Sesachacha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abnecotants Island and Sankaty Head Lighthouse.

Abnecotants Island

Island

Abnecotants Island is a very small island in the middle of Squam Swamp in northeastern portion of the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Polpis and Quidnet.

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.

Quidnet

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Quidnet is a village.

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.

Spotsa Swamp

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

41.29179° or 41° 17′ 30″ north

Longitude

-69.99946° or 69° 59′ 58″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87HG72R2+P6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368984897

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

GeoNames ID

4951745

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Localities in the Area

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