Mattakeset Bay

Mattakeset Bay is a bay in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Mattakeset Bay is situated nearby to the hamlet Katama, as well as near Wepua Point.

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Mallakaset Bay”, “Matakeeset Bay”, “Matakessett Bay”, and “Mathakesett Bay”
Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Katama Airpark.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Katama and Edgartown.

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.

Edgartown

Photo: Rhavasy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Edgartown is a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Edgartown is a picturesque village of stately buildings surrounded by natural beauty. It is the county seat. Edgartown also includes Chappaquiddick Island.