Snows Point

Snows Point is a cape in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Snows Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Chappaquiddick, as well as near the neighborhood Edgartown Village Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edgartown Harbor Light and Katama Airpark.

Edgartown Harbor Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Williamwaterway, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay.

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 Edgartown and Edgartown Village Historic District.

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.

Edgartown Village Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

The Edgartown Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the traditional center of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

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.

Snows Point

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Snow Point” and “Swimming Place Point”
Category: landform
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37676° or 41° 22′ 36″ north

Longitude

-70.50354° or 70° 30′ 13″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HF9FGW+PH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7541906283

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4951214

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