Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

#3687 among destinations in the United States

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Facts and practical information

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. ()

Coordinates: 41°21'33"N, 70°1'8"W

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MassachusettsUnited States

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Day trips

Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sankaty Head Golf Club, Brant Point Light, Nantucket Whaling Museum, Maria Mitchell Aquarium.

6.1 miSE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Sankaty Head Golf Club, Nantucket
156 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.
6 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Brant Point Light, Nantucket
155 min walk • Brant Point Light is a lighthouse located on Nantucket Island. The station was established in 1746, automated in 1965, and is still in operation.
6.6 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Nantucket Whaling Museum, Nantucket
168 min walk • The Nantucket Whaling Museum is a museum located in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It is run by the Nantucket Historical Association. The Whaling Museum is the flagship site of the Nantucket Historical Association’s fleet of properties.
6.7 miSW
Museum, Aquarium, Park
Maria Mitchell Aquarium, Nantucket
170 min walk • The Maria Mitchell Association Aquarium, also known as the Nantucket Aquarium, is a small, local, seasonal aquarium in Nantucket, Massachusetts. It serves as the island's only marine science center and resource.
5.9 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Sankaty Head Light, Siasconset
151 min walk • 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.
7 miSW
Museum, Science museum
Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket
178 min walk • The Maria Mitchell Observatory in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA, was founded in 1908 and named in honor of Maria Mitchell, the first American woman astronomer. It is a major component of the Maria Mitchell Association.
2.6 miNW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture, Beach
Great Point Light, Nantucket
67 min walk • Great Point Light, officially Nantucket Light, is a lighthouse located on the northernmost point of Nantucket Island. First built in 1784, the original wooden tower was destroyed by fire in 1816.
6.7 miSW
Museum, Historical place, Garden
Oldest House, Nantucket
172 min walk • The Oldest House on Sunset Hill, also known as the Jethro Coffin House, was built in 1686 and is believed to be the oldest residence on Nantucket still on its original site.
6.4 miSW
Lighthouse
Nantucket Cliff Range Lights, Nantucket
164 min walk • The Nantucket Cliff Lights, also known as the Nantucket Cliff Range Lights were a set of range lights on Nantucket. Over the years, there were several sets of range lights to lead ships into Nantucket Harbor. The first were built in 1838.
6.8 miSW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum, Nantucket
174 min walk • The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum is a small seasonal museum and gift shop located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, dedicated to the history and preservation of Nantucket Lightship Baskets.
4.9 miS
Museum, Maritime museum
Nantucket Life-Saving Museum, Nantucket
125 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.