Bachelor Island

The Elizabeth Islands is an archipelago extending southwest from Cape Cod. They include over 20 small islands located at the outer edge of Buzzards Bay, north of Martha's Vineyard from which they are separated by Vineyard Sound.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Monohansett Island and Veckatimest Island.

Monohansett Island

Island

Monohansett Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands between Cedar Island and Naushon Island. It is located in Dukes County, Massachusetts, just east of Naushon Island and 2 miles southwest of Woods Hole in the Town of Gosnold.

Veckatimest Island

Island

Veckatimest Island is one of the Elizabeth Islands, part of the town of Gosnold in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It used to be known as "East Buck." The island has a land area of 0.0675 square kilometres and was uninhabited as of the 2000 census.

Mount Sod

Peak

Mount Sod is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is east of Monsod Bay on Nonamesset Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woods Hole and West Chop.

Woods Hole

Photo: BenFrantzDale, Public domain.

The village of Woods Hole administratively belongs to the town of Falmouth, in the Upper Cape area of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Woods Hole has a great natural harbor and was once a fishing and whaling center but now is known for its beautiful beaches, sport fishing, quaint shops and marine research facilities.

West Chop

Hamlet

Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.

West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor. West Chop is situated 6 miles east of Bachelor Island.

Tisbury

Photo: m01229, CC BY 2.0.

Tisbury is a town of 4,800 people on the island of Martha's Vineyard located in Massachusetts, USA. Tisbury includes the village of Vineyard Haven which is the island's year-round ferry port.

Bachelor Island

Type: Island
Description: island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Categories: locality and landform
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.50058° or 41° 30′ 2″ north

Longitude

-70.7076° or 70° 42′ 27″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HFG72R+6X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274869

OpenStreetMap feature

place=island

GeoNames ID

4929531

Wikidata ID

Q4838758

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Bachelor Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Bachelor Island”
Dutch: “Bachelor Island”
Japanese: “バチェラー島 (マサチューセッツ州)”

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Localities in the Area

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