Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Nantucket (/ ˌ n æ n ˈ t ʌ k ɪ t /) 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, USA. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and ...
Map of the Island of Nantucket, 1782, by Crèvecœur. 1712 – Sperm whaling begins. [6] 1713 – Tuckernuck Island becomes part of Nantucket County. [6] 1732 – Quaker meeting house built. [7] 1746 Lighthouse and East Mill constructed. [8] The Old Mill an historic windmill. [6] 1774 – Population: 4,545. [5]
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 ...
The "Outer Lands" coloured in green. The Outer Lands is the prominent terminal moraine archipelagic region off the southern coast of New England in the United States. This eight-county region of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New York comprises the peninsula of Cape Cod and the islands of Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, the Elizabeth Islands, Block Island, and Long Island, as well as ...
English: The maps use data from nationalatlas.gov, specifically countyp020.tar.gz on the Raw Data Download page. The maps also use state outline data from statesp020.tar.gz. The Florida maps use hydrogm020.tar.gz to display Lake Okeechobee.
Nantucket Island 41°17′30″N 70°04′04″W / 41.291667°N 70.067778°W / 41.291667; -70.067778 ( Nantucket Historic Historic district encompassing the entire island, as well as the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget .
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Madaket (also Madaquet, Maddaket, Maddequet, Madeket, or Mattaket) is a census designated place (CDP) in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 236 at the 2010 census. [3] Its elevation is 26 feet (8 m) on the western end of the island.