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    I found the top of the old lighthouse on a bike path
    Brian S.

    A new and lonely lighthouse The north west corner of Nantucket is a beautiful but very dangerous place. A nasty rip extends off the point for almost a mile and I've seen standing waves ten feet high. Many ships and lives have been lost here. So in 1784 a wooden tower was constructed to help guide the way. It ended up burning down and was replaced by a stone lighthouse in 1816. This light served well but was finally washed away in a huge storm in 1984. It was decided that the cool old lighthouse should be replaced so an exact replica was completed in 1986 and still stands near the location of the old lighthouse. Great Point is not an easy place to get to. No real roads, you either need a four wheel drive vehicle or walk about six miles in heavy sand. An extremely lovely but very isolated part of Nantucket. The light stands about 70 feet tall and can be seen by ships coming from America from the north west. If you manage to go out to the lighthouse you will probably have the whole place to yourself. Great Point is a wild and wonderful place that probably looks exactly like it did centuries ago. Not easy to reach but well worth the effort.

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    Sankaty Lighthouse

    Sankaty Lighthouse

    4.9(15 reviews)
    9.2 mi

    Always a great spot to come to visit. Sankaty Head is a part of Siasconset, aka 'Sconset, proper,…read moreand located on the east side of the island. The views are really incredible! You are up high, and there is a downward view of the Sankaty Head Golf Club which borders the station. A nice view and of Nantucket - just beautiful. If you look north, you can make out Great Point Light too if there is no fog or haze. This location is a great for amateur radio too; with a hand-held walkie, you can easily reach the Dennis and Barnstable 2 meter/VHF repeaters. The Nantucket Amateur Radio Association holds their International Lighthouse Lightship weekend special event station at this location. There is a couple of benches, foot traffic, bicycles, and cars; this is a heavily visited site. Parking area for cars. The area has fencing around it. Watch for ticks! Bring a chair if able. Enjoy the views!

    About a 20-minute drive from the Nantucket Downtown District area…read more If you have access to a car while visiting Nantucket, stop by the Sankaty Lighthouse. It was nice that it wasn't crowded, and the walking path is easy to traverse. There's a fenced area over by the bluffs that has nice views of the beach and ocean. There's signage indicating some facts and history. You can't go inside the lighthouse, as expected, but you can't walk right up to the front door, which is kinda neat. Expect to spend about 30 minutes here, mostly with a smooth drive. AT&T cell service is limited so screenshot and directions in case you're out of range of internet coverage!

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    Cape Farm Supply & Cranberry Company - Gift shop

    Cape Farm Supply & Cranberry Company

    4.3(25 reviews)
    21.7 mi

    We had a great time discovering how cranberries go from from bog to table. We hadn't known the bogs…read moreare dry most of the year and they don't wear waders like on TV. The tour was accompanied by the farm's dogs. Who provided a bit of the unexpected. A lot of fun.

    I dislike leaving less than stellar reviews, but I couldn't recommend doing a bog tour here. Your…read moreexperience in different weather may vary wildly. There's a lot of interesting and good information, and I liked the people. But.... The first half of the tour is in an old mini bus. The bus has tiny windows, like 4" square, and no air circulation. No fans. No air conditioning. Today was nearly 90 out by 10 am, when our tour started, and temperatures inside the bus got so hot that stepping out felt cool! You don't travel far, and then they stop for 10 minutes to talk about what's out the window. It's brutal. Ironically, the travel distances are so slim most people could walk it. But, just sitting on the bus in the heat? Yuck. The second half is in an old shed where you learn about harvesting. Again, it could be interesting, but it's a good 10° hotter, even with the fans going, and it makes it hard to focus. Or even listen. Better weather would have helped. But, we had an old lady in our tour group nearly pass out, and the guide indicated that that was not uncommon. Heck, complimentary water would be nice. Waters are a dollar. The tour is fifteen. It's all cash only.

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