Katama County Beach

Katama County Beach is a beach in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Katama County Beach is situated nearby to the locality West Opening, as well as near the hamlet Wepua Point.

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Type: Beach
Description: beach in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Also known as: “Norton’s Point Beach” and “South Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katama Airpark and Sampson Hill.

Katama Airpark

Aerodrome

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Katama Airpark is a public airport in the Katama section of Edgartown, Massachusetts, in Dukes County on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The airport, owned by the Town of Edgartown, has three runways, averages 22 takeoffs and landings per day, and has one aircraft based on its field.

Sampson Hill

Peak

Sampson Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is on Martha's Vineyard, on Chappaquiddick Island 1.8 miles southeast of Edgartown in the Town of Edgartown. Washaqua Hill is located southeast of Sampson Hill. Sampson Hill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Katama County Beach.

Mill Hill

Peak

Mill Hill also called Jones Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is located on Martha's Vineyard on Chappaquiddick Island.8 miles south of Edgartown in the Town of Edgartown. Washaqua Hill is located east-southeast of Mill Hill. Mill Hill is situated 2½ miles northwest of Katama County Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katama and Edgartown Village Historic District.

Katama

Hamlet

Katama is the word for a fortified Ethiopian military encampment, that was typically situated on top of an amba. These royal military camps served as the capital of the empire and was an important element of the political and social organization of the Ethiopian state until the 17th century.