Polpis Road
Polpis Road is a nature reserve in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Polpis Road is situated nearby to the hamlet Pocomo, as well as near Quaise.Places of Interest
Highlights include Abnecotants Island and Nantucket Life-Saving Museum.
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.
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.
Sankaty Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siasconset and Polpis.
Siasconset
Village
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.
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.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
Polpis Road
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.298° or 41° 17′ 53″ northLongitude
-70.0106° or 70° 0′ 38″ westOpen location code
87HF7XXQ+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 29799848OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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