Gay Head Cliffs
Gay Head Cliffs is a cliff in Aquinnah, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Gay Head Cliffs is situated nearby to the hamlet Lobsterville, as well as near the village Menemsha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cliff
- Description: cliff in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Dover Cliff”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gay Head Light and Gay Head Town Pound.
Gay Head Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Williamwaterway, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gay Head Light is a historic lighthouse located on Martha's Vineyard westernmost point off of Lighthouse Road in Aquinnah, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Menemsha and Chilmark.
Menemsha
Village
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Menemsha is a small fishing village located in the town of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. It is located on the eastern coast of Menemsha Pond, adjacent to the opening into the Vineyard Sound on the pond's northern end. Menemsha is situated 3½ miles east of Gay Head Cliffs.
Chilmark
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chilmark is a town on the western part of the island of Martha's Vineyard which includes the fishing village of Menemsha. It is primarily residential, with only a few small commercial areas, including Menemsha and Beetlebung Corner.
Gay Head Cliffs
- Category: landform
- Location: Aquinnah, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.34986° or 41° 20′ 60″ northLongitude
-70.83583° or 70° 50′ 9″ westOpen location code
87HF85X7+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358274429OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffGeoNames ID
4937630Wikidata ID
Q49468764
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gay Head Cliffs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gay Head Cliffs”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lobsterville and Nashaquitsa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aquinnah Headlands Preserve – North Head and Aquinnah Circle Park.
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