West Chop
West Chop is a residential area located in the town of Tisbury, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. It is a peninsula surrounded on the north and west by Vineyard Sound and on the east by Vineyard Haven Harbor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include West Chop Light and East Chop Light.
West Chop Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
West Chop Light is a lighthouse station located at the entrance of Vineyard Haven Harbor in Tisbury, Massachusetts, on the northern tip of West Chop, a few miles from the village of Vineyard Haven.
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 2 miles east of West Chop.
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. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is situated 2 miles southeast of West Chop.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vineyard Haven and East Chop.
Vineyard Haven
Village
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, with a population of 2,114 as of the 2010 census. Vineyard Haven is situated 2 miles south of West Chop.
East Chop
Hamlet
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East Chop, also known as the Vineyard Highlands, is a residential area located in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the north end of the island of Martha's Vineyard. East Chop is situated 2 miles southeast of West Chop.
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.
West Chop
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Tisbury, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.48011° or 41° 28′ 48″ northLongitude
-70.60281° or 70° 36′ 10″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)United Nations Location Code
US WC2Open location code
87HFF9JW+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158872168OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4954916Wikidata ID
Q7984738
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