Gay Head Town Beach
Gay Head Town Beach is a beach in Aquinnah, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Gay Head Town Beach is situated nearby to the hamlet Lobsterville, as well as near Nashaquitsa.- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “Gay Head Public Beach”, “Gayhead Beach”, and “Moshup Beach”
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 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 Town Beach.
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 Town Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Aquinnah, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3365° or 41° 20′ 11″ northLongitude
-70.82836° or 70° 49′ 42″ westOpen location code
87HF85PC+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358283149OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
4937635Wikidata ID
Q49320797
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Gay Head Town Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Gay Head Town Beach”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lobsterville and Nashaquitsa.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moshup Beach and Aucouch Pond.
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