Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 616952

Location

State Massachusetts

County Nantucket

Feature Class Populated Place

Coordinates

DMS

41°17'38"N 70°02'08"W

Decimal Degrees

41.2940111, -70.0355705

Elevation

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Quad Name Siasconset

Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Shawkemo

1.2 mi W

Also Known As

Masquetuck Quayz

Hydrography

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Description

On Nantucket Island 4.2 mi NW of Siasconset; Town of Nantucket.

History

Indian word meaning "reed-land" (Douglas-Lithgow 1909).