Altar Rock
Altar Rock is in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Altar Rock is situated nearby to the peak Macys Hill, as well as near the nature reserve Norwood Farm Conservation Area.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and Abnecotants Island.
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum
Museum
The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound. Nantucket Life-Saving Museum is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Altar Rock.
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. Abnecotants Island is situated 2½ miles northeast of Altar Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Polpis and Shawkemo.
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.
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 2 miles northwest of Altar Rock.
Quidnet
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Quidnet is a village, which is situated 3 miles northeast of Altar Rock.
Altar Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.28146° or 41° 16′ 53″ northLongitude
-70.02497° or 70° 1′ 30″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87HF7XJG+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 358275174OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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