Trots Swamp

Trots Swamp is in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Trots Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Ram Pasture, as well as near Wannacomet.

Type: Wetland
Also known as: “Troot Swamp”, “Troots Swamp”, “Trot’s Swamp”, “Trott’s Swamp”, and “Trotts Swamp”
Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jethro Coffin House and Nantucket Whaling Museum.

Jethro Coffin House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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.

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.

Old Gaol

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Old Gaol is a museum.

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.

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.

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 4½ miles east of Trots Swamp.

Trots Swamp

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

41.27512° or 41° 16′ 30″ north

Longitude

-70.14391° or 70° 8′ 38″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

87HF7VG4+2C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368984948

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

GeoNames ID

4953337

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Woods and Trots Hills.

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