Wood Island

Wood Island is a nature reserve in Dukes County, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wood Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Makonikey, as well as near the neighborhood William Street Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include West Chop Light and Lambert’s Cove Beach.

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.

Lambert’s Cove Beach

Beach

Lambert's Cove Beach is a well-known beach in the town of West Tisbury on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, United States. The beach is located off Lambert's Cove Road and is situated in a cove off of Vineyard Sound facing west towards the Elizabeth Islands.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tisbury and Vineyard Haven.

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.

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.

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.

Wood Island

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46363° or 41° 27′ 49″ north

Longitude

-70.6362° or 70° 38′ 10″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87HFF977+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29699538

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4956096

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