Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot

Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot is a parking area in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot is situated nearby to the ruins Lighthouse Keeper’s Dwelling, as well as near the park Sankaty Head Historical Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sankaty Head Lighthouse and Sankaty Head Golf Club.

Sankaty Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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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 550 feet northwest of Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot.

Sankaty Head Golf Club

Golf course

Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1921.

LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket

Grassland

Nantucket LORAN-C transmitter was a LORAN-C transmitter at Siasconset, Massachusetts. It was built in 1963 with a 625 ft tall mast radiator. It operated in conjunction with the LORAN-A station on Nantucket from 1963 to 1981. LORAN-C transmitter Nantucket is situated 2 miles south of Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siasconset and Quidnet.

Siasconset

Village

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Siasconset is a census-designated place at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States, with an elevation of 52 feet. As of the 2020 census, Siasconset had a population of 505.

Quidnet

Village

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Quidnet is a village, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot.

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 northwest of Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot.

Sankaty Head Light Parking Lot

Type: Parking area
Parking: surface
Category: transportation
Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28316° or 41° 16′ 59″ north

Longitude

-69.96509° or 69° 57′ 54″ west

Open location code

87HG72MM+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8993552127

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=parking

OpenStreetMap attribute

parking=surface

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lighthouse Keeper’s Dwelling and Sankaty Head Light.

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