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Website. www.nantucket-ma.gov. Nantucket ( / ˌnænˈtʌkɪt /) is an island about 30 miles (48 km) south from Cape Cod. [1] Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government in the state of Massachusetts.
The Nantucket Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses the entire island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The original December 13, 1966 listing on the National Register of Historic Places included only the historic downtown core and the village of Siasconset, but was expanded in 1975 to include the entire island ...
Based aircraft (2022) 18. Nantucket Memorial Airport ( IATA: ACK, ICAO: KACK, FAA LID: ACK) 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 (5 km) southeast of the town center. [2] It is the second-busiest airport in the state, after ...
1683 – Island becomes part of Dukes County, Province of New York. [6] 1686 – Jethro Coffin house built. [6] 1692 – Island becomes part of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. [2] 1695 – Nantucket County established. [6]
Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is 30 miles (48 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. [1] Between Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard it is connected to the Vineyard ...
Cape Cod Auto Map, 1930s–40s postcard by Tichnor Bros. of Boston. Artist Edward Hopper owned a summer house in Truro and painted numerous Cape scenes including Corn Hill (1930), Highland Light, North Truro (1930), Rich's House (1930), High Road (1931), House on Dune Edge (1931), Cold Storage Plant (1933), and Cottages at North Truro (1936).
Location of Muskeget Island in Massachusetts. Location. Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. Coordinates. 41°20′7″N 70°18′15″W. / 41.33528°N 70.30417°W / 41.33528; -70.30417. Elevation. 14 ft (4.3 m) Muskeget Island ( / mʌsˈkiɡɪt / mus-KEE-git) is a low, sandy island to the west of Tuckernuck Island and Nantucket, in ...
April 28, 1982. Removed from NRHP. 1986. Great Point Light, officially Nantucket Light, is a lighthouse located on the northernmost point of Nantucket Island. [1] [2] [3] First built in 1784, the original wooden tower was destroyed by fire in 1816. The following year a stone tower was erected which stood until toppled in a storm in March 1984.