Lows Land
Lows Land is a nature reserve in Town of Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Lows Land is situated nearby to the hamlet Shawkemo, as well as near Shimmo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nantucket Life-Saving Museum and Brant Point Light.
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.
Brant Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation. The current tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 28, 1987; it has the distinction of being the tenth light on the point, in addition to several range lights.
Nantucket Memorial Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: MassDOT, Public domain.
Nantucket Memorial Airport is a public airport on the south side of the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the Town of Nantucket and is located three miles southeast of the town center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nantucket and Shawkemo.
Nantucket
Town
Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
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.
Lows Land
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- 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
41.2877° or 41° 17′ 16″ northLongitude
-70.0573° or 70° 3′ 26″ westInception
1992Open location code
87HF7WQV+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 29845300OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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