Sankaty Head Light, Siasconset

Name: Sankaty Head Light
Address: Baxter Street, Siasconset, 02554, United States
Telephone: +1 508-228-1700

#1 among attractions in Siasconset

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Sankaty Head Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket island. It was built in 1850, was automated in 1965, and is still in operation. It is located at the easternmost point of the island, in the village of Siasconset. It was one of the first lighthouses in the United States to receive a Fresnel lens. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°17'1"N, 69°57'55"W

Address

Baxter StreetNantucketSiasconset 02554 United States

Contact

+1 508-228-1700

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Day trips

Sankaty Head Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Siasconset Golf Course, Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge.

0.4 miSW
Outdoor activities, Golf
Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket
11 min walk • Sankaty Head Golf Club is one of the easternmost golf courses in Massachusetts, perched on the edge of Nantucket Island in Siasconset, Massachusetts. The course was designed by Emerson Armstrong and opened in 1923. It is an 18-hole course. It is one of the few examples of world-class links-style golf outside of the UK.
4.2 miW
Museum, Maritime museum
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Nantucket
107 min walk • The Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum of Nantucket, Massachusetts is a small, seasonal, non-profit museum dedicated to the history of shipwrecks off the Nantucket coast and in Nantucket Sound.
1.5 miSW
41°15'53"N • 69°58'52"W
Siasconset Golf Course, Nantucket
40 min walk • Golf
5.9 miNW
Protected area
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
151 min walk • 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. The reservation began with an acquisition of land in 1974.

Sankaty Head Light, Siasconset

Facts and practical information

Sankaty Head Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket

Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Nantucket

Siasconset Golf Course, Nantucket

Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge