Nantucket Harbor

Nantucket Harbor: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Nantucket Harbor

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Nantucket Harbor — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.29877, -70.06754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nantucket Harbor

• Brant Point Light · fort · Nantucket · ~3 km · Must-see
• Maria Mitchell Aquarium · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~4 km · Must-see
• Nantucket · river spot · Nantucket · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sankaty Head Light · beach · Nantucket · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Point Light · beach · Nantucket · ~13 km · Must-see
• Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Nantucket · ~13 km · Must-see
• Former Adams Island · beach · Nantucket · ~26 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Point Light · fort · Barnstable · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wasque Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dukes · ~41 km · Must-see
• Monomoy Wilderness · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mytoi Japanese Garden · sanctuary · Dukes · ~42 km · Must-see
• Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnstable · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cape Poge Light · beach · Dukes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Sampson Hill · viewpoint · Dukes · ~45 km · Must-see
• Edgartown Harbor Light · fort · Dukes · ~47 km · Must-see
• Point Gammon Light · beach · Barnstable · ~48 km · Must-see
• Katama Airpark · sanctuary · Dukes · ~48 km · Must-see
• Federated Church · church · Dukes · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nantucket Harbor

Other beaches & coast near Nantucket Harbor

• Sankaty Head Light · beach · Nantucket · ~11 km · Must-see
• Great Point Light · beach · Nantucket · ~13 km · Must-see
• Former Adams Island · beach · Nantucket · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cape Poge Light · beach · Dukes · ~43 km · Must-see
• Point Gammon Light · beach · Barnstable · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bass River Light (West Dennis Light) · beach · Barnstable · ~50 km · Must-see
• Craigville Beach · beach · Barnstable · ~55 km · Must-see
• East Chop Light · beach · Dukes · ~57 km · Must-see
• South Cape Beach State Park · beach · Barnstable · ~58 km · Must-see
• Waquoit Bay · beach · Barnstable · ~60 km · Must-see

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