Whaling Museum
Posted October 15th, 2008 by C172Guy
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Visit Us and You Will See...
- a forty-six foot skeleton of a sperm whale that washed ashore on New Year's Day in 1998
- the 1849 Fresnel Lens used in Sankaty Head Lighthouse, a restored 1881 tower clock
- Decorative arts, Scrimshaw, Lightship baskets
- Paintings, Samplers, Portraits of sea faring men and women
- items of Nantucket history and prehistory.
and more...
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The Ten Closest Airports
| Airport | Longest Runway | Surface | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuckernuck - MA72 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 9.4 nm |
| Muskeget Island - MA55 | 1,820 ft | TURF | 11.9 nm |
| Katama Airpark - 1B2 | 3,700 ft | TURF | 21.9 nm |
| Trade Wind - MA44 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 25.7 nm |
| Chatham Muni - CQX | 3,001 ft | ASPH | 26.4 nm |
| Marthas Vineyard - MVY | 5,504 ft | ASPH | 26.4 nm |
| Barnstable Muni-boardman/polando Field - HYA | 5,425 ft | ASPH | 26.9 nm |
| Falmouth Airpark - 5B6 | 2,298 ft | ASPH | 29.5 nm |
| Cape Cod - 2B1 | 2,700 ft | TURF | 30.2 nm |
| Otis Angb - FMH | 9,500 ft | ASPH-CONC | 32.0 nm |
