Squam

Squam is a village in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Squam is situated nearby to the hamlet Chadwicks Folly, as well as near the village Quidnet.

Type: Village
Description: village in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Squam, MA”

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 Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southeast of Squam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quidnet and Wauwinet.

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.

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 1½ miles southwest of Squam.

Squam

Categories: village in the United States and locality
Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31402° or 41° 18′ 51″ north

Longitude

-69.98845° or 69° 59′ 18″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

87HG8276+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 69087555

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

4951859

Wikidata ID

Q110852935

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