Whale Tail
Whale Tail is a work of art in Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Whale Tail is situated nearby to the museum The Carnegie Heritage Center, as well as near the nature reserve Chappy Point Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Edgartown Harbor Light and Katama Airpark.
Edgartown Harbor Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Williamwaterway, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edgartown Harbor Light is a lighthouse located in Edgartown, Massachusetts, United States, where it marks the entrance to Edgartown Harbor and Katama Bay. Edgartown Harbor Light is situated 2,100 feet east of Whale Tail.
Katama Airpark
Aerodrome
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Katama Airpark is a public airport in the Katama section of Edgartown, Massachusetts, in Dukes County on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The airport, owned by the Town of Edgartown, has three runways, averages 22 takeoffs and landings per day, and has one aircraft based on its field. Katama Airpark is situated 2½ miles south of Whale Tail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Edgartown Village Historic District and Katama.
Edgartown Village Historic District
Neighborhood
The Edgartown Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing the traditional center of Edgartown, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha's Vineyard.
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 2 miles south of Whale Tail.
Harthaven
Hamlet
Harthaven is a community in the town of Oak Bluffs located on Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. Harthaven is situated 4½ miles northwest of Whale Tail.
Whale Tail
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Category: tourism
- Location: Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.38946° or 41° 23′ 22″ northLongitude
-70.51052° or 70° 30′ 38″ westOpen location code
87HF9FQQ+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9420990449OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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