Gay Head Cliffs | Martha's Veyard

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• ROUGH POT25.5 MILESWHILE THE PEERLS POSN AND SPLENDOR OF THE GROUNDS ALONE ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSN, THIS FX-ENGLISH MANOR HOE ALSO NTAS HEIRS AND…THE BREAKERS25.45 MILESA 70-ROOM ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MEGAPALACE SPIRED BY 16TH-CENTURY GENOE PALAZZI, THE BREAKERS IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF NEWPORT'S GRANDSE MANSNS…THE ELMS26.14 MILESDIGNED BY HORACE TMBER 1901, THE ELMS IS A REPLI OF CHâTE D'ASNIèR, BUILT NEAR PARIS 1750. HERE YOU N TAKE A 'BEHD-THE-SCEN' TOUR…FORT ADAMS STATE PARK27.64 MILESFORT ADAMS IS AMERI'S LARGT ASTAL FORTIFITN AND THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS GEO STATE PARK, WHICH JUTS OUT TO NARRAGANSETT BAY. IT'S THE…TOURO SYNAGOGUE NATNAL HISTORIC SE26.59 MILESDIGNED BY PETER HARRISON (ARCHECT OF THE ATHENAM AND KG'S CHAPEL, BOSTON), THIS SYNAGOGUE IS THE FT EXAMPLE OF 18TH-CENTURY GEIAN…OCHRE COURT25.6 MILESDIGNED BY RICHARD MORRIS HUNT AND BUILT 1892, OCHRE COURT OFFERS A GRAND VIEW OF THE SEA OM S SOARG THREE-STORY HALLWAY. ELSEWHERE YOU N FD…EASTON'S BEACH25.55 MILESEASTON'S HAS A PSDO-VICTORIAN PAVILN NTAG BATHHO AND SHOWERS, A SNACK BAR AND A LARGE ROEL. IT'S WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NEWPORT'S…FORT ADAMS27.64 MILESBUILT BETWEEN 1824 AND 1857, FORT ADAMS CROWNS A RISE AT THE END OF THE PENSULA THAT JUTS NORTHWARD TO NEWPORT HARBOR. LIKE MANY AMERIN ASTAL…VIEW MORE ATTRACTNSVIEW MORE ATTRACTNSNEARBY MARTHA'S VEYARD ATTRACTNS1. AQUNAH CULTURAL CENTER0.07 MILESA SHORT WALK OM THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS A LOVGLY PRERVED HISTORIC HOE THAT NTAS A MM DITED TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE WAMPANOAG…2. GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE0.1 MILESBUILT 1844 WH A STATE-OF-THE-ART FRNEL LENS, THIS RED-BRICK STCTURE ON THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST SCENIC LIGHTHOE ON THE VEYARD…3. AQUNAH PUBLIC BEACH
• GAY HEAD CLIFFS AND BEACH, MARTHA'S VEYARD
• THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD

GAY HEAD CLIFFS

Gay Head Cliffs.

GAY HEAD

The Gay Head Cliffs are a natnal landmark. The Gay Head Lighthoe is perched atop the cliffs.. The Gay Head lighthoe was built 1856.

“For a person claimg to not unrstand the existence of gay people, he’s showg a remarkable amount of rtrat. 1 of 32 of 3Kathere Gendre Photography/Getty ImagDetailsNatural Wonrs, Free, Sightseeg Type1 to 2 hours Time to SpendsrerdThe Aqunah Cliffs – formerly known as Gay Head – is one of Martha's Veyard's most-vised tourist spots, wh b and bike tours ngtg the paved roads the peak summer season. Or take the upper trails to the top of the cliffs to tch a glimpse of Gay Head Light and nearby Elizabeth Islands.

You'll fd the Aqunah Cliffs off of State Road on the southwtern tip of the island, to the wt of Gay Head Light. The lack of mercialism means a te pe and relaxatn, but you'll need to brg food and ways to experience nearby attractnsSee what other travelers are saygWolfgangMill, The Netherlands34 ntributnsStand Up Paddlg Gay HeadAmazg cliffs seen as bt full sunlight.

ROUGH POT25.5 MILESWHILE THE PEERLS POSN AND SPLENDOR OF THE GROUNDS ALONE ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF ADMISSN, THIS FX-ENGLISH MANOR HOE ALSO NTAS HEIRS AND…THE BREAKERS25.45 MILESA 70-ROOM ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MEGAPALACE SPIRED BY 16TH-CENTURY GENOE PALAZZI, THE BREAKERS IS THE MOST MAGNIFICENT OF NEWPORT'S GRANDSE MANSNS…THE ELMS26.14 MILESDIGNED BY HORACE TMBER 1901, THE ELMS IS A REPLI OF CHâTE D'ASNIèR, BUILT NEAR PARIS 1750. HERE YOU N TAKE A 'BEHD-THE-SCEN' TOUR…FORT ADAMS STATE PARK27.64 MILESFORT ADAMS IS AMERI'S LARGT ASTAL FORTIFITN AND THE CENTERPIECE OF THIS GEO STATE PARK, WHICH JUTS OUT TO NARRAGANSETT BAY. IT'S THE…TOURO SYNAGOGUE NATNAL HISTORIC SE26.59 MILESDIGNED BY PETER HARRISON (ARCHECT OF THE ATHENAM AND KG'S CHAPEL, BOSTON), THIS SYNAGOGUE IS THE FT EXAMPLE OF 18TH-CENTURY GEIAN…OCHRE COURT25.6 MILESDIGNED BY RICHARD MORRIS HUNT AND BUILT 1892, OCHRE COURT OFFERS A GRAND VIEW OF THE SEA OM S SOARG THREE-STORY HALLWAY. ELSEWHERE YOU N FD…EASTON'S BEACH25.55 MILESEASTON'S HAS A PSDO-VICTORIAN PAVILN NTAG BATHHO AND SHOWERS, A SNACK BAR AND A LARGE ROEL. IT'S WH WALKG DISTANCE OF NEWPORT'S…FORT ADAMS27.64 MILESBUILT BETWEEN 1824 AND 1857, FORT ADAMS CROWNS A RISE AT THE END OF THE PENSULA THAT JUTS NORTHWARD TO NEWPORT HARBOR. LIKE MANY AMERIN ASTAL…VIEW MORE ATTRACTNSVIEW MORE ATTRACTNSNEARBY MARTHA'S VEYARD ATTRACTNS1. AQUNAH CULTURAL CENTER0.07 MILESA SHORT WALK OM THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS A LOVGLY PRERVED HISTORIC HOE THAT NTAS A MM DITED TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE WAMPANOAG…2. GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE0.1 MILESBUILT 1844 WH A STATE-OF-THE-ART FRNEL LENS, THIS RED-BRICK STCTURE ON THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS IS ARGUABLY THE MOST SCENIC LIGHTHOE ON THE VEYARD…3. AQUNAH PUBLIC BEACH

It was nice to see the Gay Head Lighthoe too. Also known as the Gay Head Cliffs, the clay cliffs, overlookg a 5-e-long beach, were formed by glaciers 100 ln years ago. The clay cliffs are a Natnal Historic Landmark owned by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head.

Historic S • Pots of Intert & Landmarks • Geologic FormatnsAboutMartha’s Veyard’s wternmost tip featur multilored clay cliffs and the two-century-old Gay Head Light. In addn to the very lorful cliffs you n also get great views of the ocean, some of the islands, and the Gay Head Light light hoe om the viewg area. Adjacent to the Gay Head Lighthoe and a betiful beach.

The view of the multi-hued cliffs and the nearby Gay Head lighthoe is fely an imprsive one. The are not durable rocks and wave actn is nstantly erodg the base of the Gay Head lighthoe was built 1799 and is one of the olst lightho on the East Coast. The adjacent Gay Head Cliffs are a Natnal Landmark and were serly endangered by climbg on the cliffs and removal of the clay.

GAY HEAD CLIFFS AND BEACH, MARTHA'S VEYARD

Barbara Francis, CA1 reviewMember sce: Apr 2019We love the ggedns of this edge of the Veyard -- feels timels, and 's Simsbury, CT3 reviewsMember sce: Jan 2017Nothg like the magic of the cliffs at Gay Head! But the drive to Aqunah and the Gay Head Cliffs is well worth the st of parkg and the drive. This photo show the historic Gay Head Lighthoe prr to s move back om an erodg cliff face 2015.

In 2014 only 46 feet stood between the historic Gay Head Lighthoe on the wt ast of Martha’s Veyard and a retreatg cliff face. Racg agast time and ti, lol rints and muny groups got volved, obtag ownership of the light and raisg the funds necsary to move back om the cliff and out of harm’s current Gay Head Lighthoe was built 1852 and pleted 1856. The 52-foot light replaced the area’s first lighthoe, an octagonal woon stcture which was built 1799 to gui whalg ships and other vsels passg by Gay Head, and to help them steer clear of Devil’s Bridge, a dangero shoal of boulrs that extends northeast off the ast of Aqunah for about a e.

Many are likely aware of the move of Gay Head Light back om the cliff’s edge 2015, but erosn the area is nothg new. Acrdg to rearch nducted by the Martha’s Veyard Commissn, om 1845 to 1979 the Gay Head cliffs ntued to ero at a rate of two and one-half feet per year. Len Butler, chairman of the Gay Head Light Advisory Board, says this is not unmon, as six to 12 lightho across the untry—often lights that no longer are beg ed as navigatnal ais—are disposed of each year due to the st of matag them.

THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE CAPE & ISLANDS: THE CHANGG SHAPE OF THE GAY HEAD CLIFFS, MARTHA’S VEYARD

Photo urty of Matt GillIn 2013 the Save the Gay Head Light Commtee was formed to oversee the task of procurg ownership of the light om the Coast Guard—and then raisg the $3. Wh Gay Head, we got smart and got all the way unrneath the lighthoe to acunt for the foundatn.

”The plan for Gay Head was to move the lighthoe 129 feet back om the cliff along a spe of hard red clay that ns back om the cliff, th avoidg any potential llaps along the way due to trapped sprgs unrground.

Wh the move plete, Butler says there is still some rtoratn work, cludg stctural repairs, need to pletely rtore Gay Head Light to s 1856 glory. The Aqunah Cliffs, which are also referred to as the Gay Head Cliffs, have long attracted visors to the Martha's Veyard town of Aqunah.