West Chester Street

West Chester Street is a nature reserve in Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. West Chester Street is situated nearby to the hamlet Wannacomet, as well as near Town Pasture.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jethro Coffin House and Nantucket Whaling Museum.

Jethro Coffin House

Museum

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The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site.

The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties.

Old Gaol

Museum

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Old Gaol is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nantucket and Madaket.

Nantucket

Town

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Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government.

Madaket

Village

Madaket is a census designated place in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madaket had a population of 377. Its elevation is 26 feet on the western end of the island.

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.

West Chester Street

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2861° or 41° 17′ 10″ north

Longitude

-70.1263° or 70° 7′ 35″ west

Open location code

87HF7VPF+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800827

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Wannacomet and Town Pasture.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Abiah Folger Franklin Fountain.

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