Wauwinet
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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Also known as: “Wauwinet, MA” and “Wauwinet, Massachusetts”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abnecotants Island.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quidnet and Coskata.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Quidnet is a village, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Wauwinet.
Coskata
Hamlet
Coskata is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Its elevation is 3 feet, and it is located at, 2 miles northwest of Wauwinet. Coskata is situated 2 miles northwest of Wauwinet.
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 south of Wauwinet.
Wauwinet
Latitude
41.32929° or 41° 19′ 45″ northLongitude
-69.99613° or 69° 59′ 46″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87HG82H3+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 158806425OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Wauwinet” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Wauwinet, Massachusetts”
- Albanian: “Wauwinet”
- Chinese: “沃維內特”
- French: “Wauwinet”
- Persian: “واوینت، ماساچوست”
- Persian: “واوینت”
- South Azerbaijani: “واووینت، ماساچوست”
- Turkish: “Wauwinet”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chadwicks Folly and Squam.
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Highlights include Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge and Fisher Land.
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