Nantucket
Nantucket Island
41°16′N 70°00′W
Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) 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. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts.
Terrain
41°16′N 70°00′W
Overview
Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) 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. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island. Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to an influx of tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. The average sale price for a single-family home was $2.3 million in the first quarter of 2018. The National Park Service cites Nantucket, designated a National Historic Landmark District in 1966, as being the "finest surviving architectural and environmental example of a late 18th- and early 19th-century New England seaport town."
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Chart
Nearest islands
- Martha's Vineyard53 km
- Block Island133 km
Also in Outer Lands
Martha's Vineyard
242 km²▲ 95 m
Major islands
Block Island
24.7 km²▲ 62 m
Major islands
Photographs
A sunset viewed from Nantucket in July 2016
A slightly different perspective for another long exposure shot at the beach. Taken Jul 30, 2012 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States 10.0 sec at f/13, ISO100, no flash. Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm
A gorgeous sunset on Nantucket.
Dexioma House at 7 Broadway in the village of Siasconset Sconset in Nantucket Massachusetts MA
Exterior view of Stark Gallery, located at 5 Old North Wharf in Nantucket, Massachusetts.
The Lydia S. Hinchman House in Nantucket, MA in October, 2026
tides and fog
berries
Better shot of the Rainbow
This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 87002029 (Wikidata).
Colored clouds
Sources
Facts
Photographs
- Nantucket sunset, July 2016. Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Long Exposure Waves - Alternate (7719451770). Tim Sackton from Somerville, MA / CC BY-SA 2.0
- Sunset on Nantucket. The TerraMar Project / CC BY 2.0
- Dexioma House at 7 Broadway in the village of Siasconset Sconset in Nantucket Massachusetts MA. Swampyank / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Front of Stark Gallery. Lilstark / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lydia S. Hinchman House. McNugget240 / CC0
- Tides and fog - panoramio. Henry P. Gray / CC BY-SA 3.0
- US Navy 030627-N-3935B-001 The Blue Angels fly a Delta formation low over the waters near Nantucket Island, Mass. U.S. Navy photo / Public domain
- Berries - panoramio. Henry P. Gray / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Better shot of the Rainbow - panoramio. Henry P. Gray / CC BY-SA 3.0
- Brant Point Lighthouse, Nantucket, MA - 2. Hazal Ozturk / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Colored clouds - panoramio. Henry P. Gray / CC BY-SA 3.0