West Chop Light Station
West Chop Light Station is a military installation in Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Access is restricted and requires permission. West Chop Light Station is situated nearby to the police station Tisbury Police Department, as well as near the protected area West Chop Trust.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Military installation
- Also known as: “U.S. Coast Guard”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Chop Light and East Chop Light.
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.
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 Station.
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 Station.
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 Station.
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. Vineyard Haven is situated 2 miles south of West Chop Light Station.
West Chop Light Station
- Category: historic site
- Location: Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.48082° or 41° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-70.59937° or 70° 35′ 58″ westOpen location code
87HFFCJ2+87OpenStreetMap ID
way 29703486OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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