East Chop

East Chop is a nature reserve in Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts. East Chop is situated nearby to the hamlet Vineyard Highlands, as well as near Eastville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include East Chop Light and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.

East Chop Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

East Chop Light is a historic lighthouse standing on a bluff overlooking Vineyard Haven Harbor and Vineyard Sound, located along East Chop Drive in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. It is one of five lighthouses located on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

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.

Flying Horses Carousel

Carousel

Photo: Jared, Public domain.

The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in the United States. Located in the historic resort community of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard, the carousel was apparently first located in New York City before being moved to the island in the 1880s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Chop and Wesleyan Grove.

East Chop

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

East Chop, also known as the Vineyard Highlands, is a residential area located in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard.

Wesleyan Grove

Neighborhood

Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wesleyan Grove is a 34-acre National Historic Landmark District in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church.

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.

East Chop

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46832° or 41° 28′ 6″ north

Longitude

-70.57277° or 70° 34′ 22″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87HFFC9G+8V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29703129

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4935360

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