Mariposa Museum

Mariposa Museum is a museum in Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Mariposa Museum is situated nearby to the church Union Chapel, as well as near the neighborhood Wesleyan Grove.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Flying Horses Carousel and Trade Wind Airport.

Flying Horses Carousel

Carousel

Photo: Jared, Public domain.

The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in the United States. Located in the historic resort community of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard, the carousel was apparently first located in New York City before being moved to the island in the 1880s. Flying Horses Carousel is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Mariposa Museum.

Trade Wind Airport

Aerodrome

Trade Wind Airport is an airfield in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, located in Dukes County on the Island of Martha's Vineyard. The airfield has been in operation since at least 1938.

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 1¼ miles north of Mariposa Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wesleyan Grove and Harthaven.

Wesleyan Grove

Neighborhood

Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wesleyan Grove is a 34-acre National Historic Landmark District in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Named after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church.

Harthaven

Hamlet

Harthaven is a community in the town of Oak Bluffs located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States.

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.

Mariposa Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.45474° or 41° 27′ 17″ north

Longitude

-70.55897° or 70° 33′ 32″ west

Open location code

87HFFC3R+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13124258342

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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