Nantucket, Massachusetts:
(Derived from state and town sources)
Nantucket is a 50-square mile island of incredible natural beauty and unspoiled historic charm, situated 30 miles out to sea south of Cape Cod. The charm of Nantucket is embodied in its well-preserved architecture and its protected moors, plains and beaches. For more than 150 years Nantucket served as the center of the world's whaling industry. In recognition of this heritage, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the town a National Historic Landmark in 1966. The Nantucket economy is based upon tourism and second-home development. Connected to Hyannis by two ferry services and several airlines, the island summer population peaks at approximately 40,000 in August. Residents and visitors alike enjoy Nantucket's many bike paths and beaches, as well as seasonal events including the Daffodil Weekend, Harborfest and the Cranberry Festival.

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Nantucket at a glance ...

Population (year round)	Tax rates ( 2000 )	Map (of Nantucket)	Town Hall (phone #)
8,351	$5.77	Click Here	(508) 228-7217

Location
Nantucket is situated about 16 miles south of the Cape Cod shore line in the   
Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest island in the group that forms the county, at
its greatest extremes running about 15 miles from east to west and 10 miles from
north to south.

Transportation

Cape Cod Area Transit Information Line :
An automated line for information on bus and steamship schedules, and fares. (508) 771-6191

Cape Cod Airports:

Bus and Trolley service:

• Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (Seasonal trolley service in Cape towns) 1-800-352-7155
• B-Bus Service (ride by appointment serving the entire Cape) 1-800-352-7155
• Plymouth and Brockton Street Railway (with routes , Plymouth, Brockton, Plymouth, Hyannis, Provincetown,Boston & Logan Airport) 508-746-0378

Ferry Service:

• Hy-Line (Hyannis, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard) 508-778-2600
• Island Queen (Falmouth and Martha's Vineyard) 508-548-4800
• Steamship Authority (Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard; Hyannis and Nantucket, passenger and automobiles). 508--8477600

Railroad

• Cape Cod Central Railroad (scenic and excursion) 508-771- 3800

Public Schools

• Supt. of Schools: 508-228-7285
• Elementary: 228-7290
• High School: 228-7280
• Middle-Cyrus Peirce: 228-7283
• Extended Day Program: 325-7591

Recreational Facilities

• Coskata Coatue Wildlife (963 acres) hiking, hunting, nature observing, atv motoring, four wheeling, hiking, nature observing
• Nantucket Ornith Assoc (912 acres) hiking, nature observing
• Cranberry Bog (738 acres) hiking, nature observing
• Middle Moors Reserve (723 acres) hiking, hunting, nature observing, picnicking
• Ram Pasture & Woods (625 acres) hiking, nature observing, picnicking
• Larsen Acres (513 acres) hiking, hunting, nature observing, picnicking
• Barnard Valley/Altar Rock (450 acres) hiking, nature observing, walking/jogging
• Sanford-Fowlkes Reserve (435 acres) hiking, hunting, nature observing
• Beaches for information on some great Cape Cod beaches click HERE
• Golf for information on Cape Cod golf courses click HERE

Health Facilities

• Nantucket Cottage Hospital: (508) 228-1200, 57 Prospect St

Places of Worship

• First Baptist Church, (508)228-4930, 1 Summer St.
• St.Mary's (OUR LADY OF THE ISLE) (508)228-0100, Federal and Cambridge Sts.
• Christian Science, (508)228-0452, 2 Madaket Rd.
• First Congregational Church, (508)228-0950, 62 Centre St.
• St. Paul's Episcopal Church, (508)228-0916, 20 Fair St.
• Nantucket Worship Center ,(Interdenominational), (508)228-5616, 10 Surfside Rd.(nantucket high school)
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, (508)325-4343, 43 Milk St.
• Congregation Shirat Hayam, Jewish (Pluralistic) (508)228-6588 (call for location)
• Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints (508)257-6785, (call for location)
• United Methodist Church, (508)228-1882, 2 Centre St.
• Nantucket Interfaith Council, (508)228-2551
• Quaker Society Of Friends, (508)325-4045, 7 Fair St.
• Sconset Union Chapel, (508)257-6616, 18 New Street.Siasconset
• Unitarian Universalist Church, (508)228-2730, 11 Orange St.

Want info on other Cape Cod towns?
[Barnstable]  [Bourne]  [Brewster]   [Chatham]  [Dennis]   [Eastham]  [Falmouth]  [Harwich]  [Mashpee]   [Martha's Vineyard]   [Nantucket]  [Orleans]   [Provincetown]   [Sandwich]  [Truro]  [Wellfleet]  [Yarmouth]  

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*Sources include; Comm of Massachusetts, including the Dept. of Education, Department of Environment Management, and Dept.of Public Health. Information is deemed accurate but is not guaranteed.