West Chop Light
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Massachusetts, United States
- Also known as: “West Chop Lighthouse”
- Historically known as: “Holmes Hole Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Chop Light and Martha’s Vineyard Hospital.
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 southeast of West Chop Light.
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 1½ miles southeast of West Chop Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Chop and East Chop.
West Chop
Hamlet
Photo: Bruce Tuten, CC BY 2.0.
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.
East Chop
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 Light.
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 Light.
West Chop Light
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.48079° or 41° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-70.59976° or 70° 35′ 59″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Inception
1891Height
45 feet (14 metres)Open location code
87HFFCJ2+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 1062312141OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“West Chop Light” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de West Chop”
- French: “Phare de West Chop”
- German: “West Chop Light”
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