Big Rock
Big Rock is an islet in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Big Rock is situated nearby to the hamlet West Chop, as well as near the neighborhood William Street Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include West Chop Light and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
West Chop Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
West Chop Light is a lighthouse station located at the entrance of Vineyard Haven Harbor in Tisbury, Massachusetts, on the northern tip of West Chop, a few miles from the village of Vineyard Haven.
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
Hospital
Martha's Vineyard Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital located in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Founded in 1921, it is the only hospital in Dukes County. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is situated 2½ miles east of Big Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Chop and Tisbury.
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.
Tisbury
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.
Vineyard Haven
Village
Vineyard Haven is a community within the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard. It is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau, with a population of 2,114 as of the 2010 census. Vineyard Haven is situated 1½ miles southeast of Big Rock.
Big Rock
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.47331° or 41° 28′ 24″ northLongitude
-70.62233° or 70° 37′ 20″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87HFF9FH+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 358275447OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Big Rock” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Big Rock”
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