Nantucket
Cape Cod neighbor
Nantucket is an island off the coast of Massachusetts, about thirty miles south of Cape Cod.
Once the world's whaling capital, it's now a wealthy summer resort known for gray-shingled cottages, cobblestone streets, and old money.
The name appears in countless limericks, valued for its rhyming possibilities: There once was a man from Nantucket...
Hunting large sea mammals
- Moby-DickEpic whaling novel
- QuakerismReligious Society of Friends
- scrimshawEngraved whale ivory art
- maritimeOf the sea
Herman Melville · shipwreck · colonial · historic district · cobblestone · lighthouse · saltbox · cedar shingles
Sandy waterside margin
- surfWaves near shore
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- shellsProtective outer layers
sand · seagulls · driftwood · coastal · harbor · anchorage · buoys · sailing
Uncultivated peaty highlands
- heathlandOpen shrubby wilderness
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- bluffsMisleads about one's position
- cliffsSteep natural rock walls
cranberry bogs · scrub oak · beach grass · conservation · wildlife refuge · fog · windswept · salt marsh
Leisure time away
- summerYear's warmest season
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
- cottagesSmall rustic dwellings
resorts · rentals · charters · sightseeing · day-trippers · Main Street · boutiques · galleries
Abundance of valuable resources
- mansionsLarge, stately houses
- yachtsLarge recreational sailing vessels
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- eliteSuperior select group
privilege · gentrification · summer colony · old money · estates · philanthropy · exclusive · preppy
whaling
Hunting large sea mammals
Herman Melville · maritime · shipwreck · colonial · historic district · cobblestone · lighthouse · saltbox · cedar shingles · weathered
beach
Sandy waterside margin
shells · sand · seagulls · driftwood · coastal · harbor · anchorage · buoys · sailing · ferries
moors
Uncultivated peaty highlands
cliffs · cranberry bogs · scrub oak · beach grass · conservation · wildlife refuge · fog · windswept · salt marsh
vacation
Leisure time away
cottages · resorts · rentals · charters · sightseeing · day-trippers · Main Street · boutiques · galleries · Fourth of July
wealth
Abundance of valuable resources
- mansionsLarge, stately houses
- yachtsLarge recreational sailing vessels
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
elite · privilege · gentrification · summer colony · old money · estates · philanthropy · exclusive · preppy · private jets
- Island TownsKey West, Mykonos, Santorini, Capri, Catalina
- New England OutdoorsAcadia National Park, White Mountains, Green Mountains, Cape Cod, Mount Washington
- New England TownsConcord, Lexington, Plymouth, Salem, Provincetown
- islandsisland, isle, isles, islet, islets
- Atlantic PlacesBermuda, Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira
- boating destinationscoastal waters, inland lakes, Bahamas, canals, harbors
NantucketCape Cod
Massachusetts coastal peninsula
continental United States · terra firma · Boston · mainland · continent
NantucketBranson
Missouri entertainment resort
NantucketManhattan
NYC's densest borough
New York City · Boston · Los Angeles · downtown · urban center
- Nantucket sleighrideHarpooned whale towing whaleboats