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”, “Wauwinet, Massachusetts”, and “واوینت، ماساچوست”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Abnecotants Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quidnet and Coskata.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Coskata
Hamlet
Coskata is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Coskata is situated 2 miles northwest of Wauwinet.
Polpis
Hamlet
Polpis is a village in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Polpis is situated 2½ miles south of Wauwinet.
Wauwinet
- Categories: village in the United States, unincorporated community, and locality
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.32929° or 41° 19′ 45″ north
Longitude
-69.99613° or 69° 59′ 46″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HG82H3+PG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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”
- South Azerbaijani: “واووینت، ماساچوست”
- Turkish: “Wauwinet”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Chadwicks Folly and Squam.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Coatue-Coskata Wildlife Refuge and Fisher Land.
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