Polpis Harbor
Polpis Harbor is a nature reserve in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Polpis Harbor is situated nearby to the hamlet Pocomo, as well as near the village Squam.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 Polpis and 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.
Wauwinet
Hamlet
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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.
Siasconset
Village
Siasconset is a census-designated place at the eastern end of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, United States with an elevation of 52 feet, and a population of 205 at the 2010 census.
Polpis Harbor
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.3053° or 41° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
-70.0094° or 70° 0′ 34″ westOpen location code
87HF8X4R+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 29800031OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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