North Head

North Head is a cliff in Dukes County, Massachusetts. North Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Lagoon Heights, as well as near the village Vineyard Haven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and Trade Wind Airport.

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital

Hospital

Martha's Vineyard Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital located in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, a town on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Founded in 1921, it is the only hospital in Dukes County.

Trade Wind Airport

Aerodrome

Trade Wind Airport is an airfield in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, located in Dukes County on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. The airfield has been in operation since at least 1938.

East Chop Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.

East Chop Light is a historic lighthouse standing on a bluff overlooking Vineyard Haven Harbor and Vineyard Sound, located along East Chop Drive in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. It is one of five lighthouses located on the island of Martha's Vineyard. East Chop Light is situated 1½ miles northeast of North Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs.

Vineyard Haven

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Vineyard Haven is a community within the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard. It is listed as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Oak Bluffs

Photo: Michele Schaffer, CC BY 2.0.

Oak Bluffs is a town on the northeast shore of Martha's Vineyard. Its harbor is a terminal for ferry boats arriving from the mainland.

Tisbury

Photo: m01229, CC BY 2.0.

Tisbury is a town of 4,800 people on the island of Martha's Vineyard located in Massachusetts, USA. Tisbury includes the village of Vineyard Haven which is the island's year-round ferry port.

North Head

Type: Cliff
Description: cliff in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.45289° or 41° 27′ 10″ north

Longitude

-70.59114° or 70° 35′ 28″ west

Open location code

87HFFC35+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358274904

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

GeoNames ID

4945645

Wikidata ID

Q49469829

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“North Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “North Head”

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Localities in the Area

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