Watcha Pond

Watcha Pond is a pond in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Watcha Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Tississa, as well as near Quansoo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oyster Pond and Tisbury Great Pond.

Oyster Pond

Pond

Oyster Pond is a 208-acre pond located on the Massachusetts island of Martha's Vineyard, in the town of Edgartown. It is located in the 2685-acre watershed by the same name which includes a small area in the town of West Tisbury.

Tisbury Great Pond

Pond

Tisbury Great Pond is a salt pond in the town of West Tisbury, Massachusetts and oyster restoration site. It is the largest 'great pond' on Martha's Vineyard. Tisbury Great Pond is situated 2½ miles west of Watcha Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Tisbury and Edgartown Village Historic District.

West Tisbury

Photo: Barry Peters, CC BY 2.0.

West Tisbury is a town on the west coast of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is the longstanding agricultural area of the island, and, of late, one of the fastest growing. In 2010, it was home to 2,700 people.

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. Edgartown Village Historic District is situated 6 miles northeast of Watcha Pond.

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. Katama is situated 6 miles east of Watcha Pond.

Watcha Pond

Type: Pond
Also known as: “Fresh Pond”
Category: body of water
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.35632° or 41° 21′ 23″ north

Longitude

-70.61358° or 70° 36′ 49″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87HF994P+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220947375

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4954598

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Localities in the Area

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