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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.
Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge consists of the Northeast tip of Nantucket, known as Great Point. The Refuge has been managed informally by TTOR several decades. TTOR owns the land immediately adjacent to Great Point, known as the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge. Great Point is known as one of the best surfcasting locations in New England ...
Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in both Massachusetts and the New England region. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island. [1] Nantucket is a tourist destination and summer colony. Due to tourists and seasonal residents, the population of the island increases to around 80,000 during the summer months. [2]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Nantucket County, Massachusetts, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map. [1]
The Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge is a nature preserve on Nantucket Island and is managed by the Trustees of Reservations. It encompasses miles of beaches, the largest red cedar woodland in New England and Great Point Light. [1] The reservation began with an acquisition of land in 1974. [2]
Map of the Island of Nantucket, 1782, by Crèvecœur. ... 1784 - Great Point Light established. [6] 1795 – Town of Sherburne renamed "Nantucket." [5] 19th century
This is a list of all lighthouses in the U.S. state of Massachusetts as identified by the United States Coast Guard.Enumeration of the lighthouses in this state is complicated by the number of multiple tower stations and replacement of older towers, with the Brant Point Light station having had nine towers, two of which survive. [1]
A schooner that foundered in a gale six miles (9.7 km) northeast of Great Point Light. Fort Mercer: 18 February 1952 A tanker that broke in half in heavy seas southeast of Nantucket. French Van Gilder: 29 March 1885 A schooner that was grounded on Tuckernuck Shoal in Nantucket Sound