Menemsha Bight

Menemsha Bight is a bay in , . Menemsha Bight is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near .
  • Type: Bay
  • Also known as: “Minamshu Cove”
  • Address: MA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chilmark Public Library and Gay Head Town Pound.

Library
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historic site
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.
is a historic site.

Building
Photo: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Menemsha and Chilmark.

Village
Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small fishing village located in the town of on in . It is on the eastern coast of , adjacent to the opening into the on the pond's northern end.

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town on the western part of the island of which includes the fishing village of Menemsha. It is primarily residential, with only a few small commercial areas, including Menemsha and Beetlebung Corner.

Photo: William Waterway, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town at the western end of . The bright, multi-colored clay cliffs at Gay Head are a fabulous sight. is home to the Wampanoag Tribe, residents of Martha's Vineyard for thousands of years and the majority population of the town.

Menemsha Bight

Latitude
41.35289° or 41° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-70.77864° or 70° 46′ 43″ west
Open location code
87HF963C+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 368984521
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4943755
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gay Head Coast Guard Station and U.S. Coast Guard.

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