Massachusetts Gazetteer
Nantucket Island is a physical feature (island) in Nantucket County. The primary coordinates for Nantucket Island places it within the MA 02554 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Nantucket Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | In the Atlantic Ocean 25 mi S of Cape Cod; Town of Nantucket. |
| History: | "Nantucket is derived from the Indian ""Nanticut"" meaning ""the far-away land,"" ""Nantuck"" meaning ""sandy, sterile soil,"" or ""Nautican,"" an Indian name for the island (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files); it appeared on maps as ""Nantocko"" in 1630, meaning ""at the promontory"" in a river"" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909)." |
| County: | Nantucket County |
| Latitude: | 41.2834562 |
| Longitude: | -70.0827935 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Nantucket Island: Nantucket Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Nantucket Island does not include property ownership information.
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Nantucket, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Madaket, MA (6 miles W) |
Siasconset, MA
(6.3 miles ESE) |
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Monomoy, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Shimmo, MA (< 0.1 mile) |
Shawkemo, MA
(1.4 miles ENE) |
