Herring Creek Beach

Herring Creek Beach is a recreation area in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Herring Creek Beach is situated nearby to Lake Tashmoo Town Beach, as well as near the nature reserve Wood Island.

Places of Interest Nearby

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. West Chop Light is situated 2 miles northeast of Herring Creek Beach.

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. Lambert’s Cove Beach is situated 2½ miles southwest of Herring Creek Beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vineyard Haven and West Chop.

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. Vineyard Haven is situated 1½ miles southeast of Herring Creek Beach.

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. West Chop is situated 1½ miles northeast of Herring Creek Beach.

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 3 miles east of Herring Creek Beach.

Herring Creek Beach

Type: Recreation area
Categories: protected area, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46713° or 41° 28′ 2″ north

Longitude

-70.63139° or 70° 37′ 53″ west

Open location code

87HFF989+VC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29703385

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=conservation

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=recreation_ground

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