The Gay Head Cliffs are a natnal landmark. The betiful, lorful layers of clay make up the cliffs. It has been said that fossil bon of whal, mels and wild hors have been found the cliff layers. The Gay Head Lighthoe is perched atop the cliffs. It is the only workg lighthoe on Martha’s Veyard. The Gay Head lighthoe was built 1856. The lighthoe is
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- GAY HEAD LIGHT
- GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT)SEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT)","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","STREETADDRS":"15 AQUNAH CIR ","ADDRSLOLY":"AQUNAH","ADDRSREGN":"MASSACHETTS","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"UNED STAT","POSTALCO":"02535"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"4.5","REVIEWCOUNT":217},"OPENGHOURS":"MO-SU 11:00-16:00","IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F08\U002FAC\U002F01\U002F1C\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT)4.5217 REVIEWS#2 OF 6 THGS TO DO AQUNAHLIGHTHOREAD MORECLOSED NOW11:00 AM - 4:00 PMMONDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMTUDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMWEDNDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMTHURSDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMFRIDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMSATURDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMSUNDAY11:00 AM - 4:00 PMVIS WEBSEWRE A REVIEWABOUTTHE MARTHA'S VEYARD MM IS PRIVILEGED TO BE THE STEWARD OF THREE OF THE ISLAND'S LIGHTHO. THE EAST CHOP, EDGARTOWN, AND GAY HEAD LIGHTHO ARE NOT ONLY HISTORIC REMRS OF A BYGONE AGE, BUT ARE WORKG BEANS THAT STILL SEND A LIGHT OUT TO THE NIGHT. BEYOND THEIR IMPORTANT FUNCTNAL ROLE, THE STCTUR ALSO OFFER VISORS SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE BREATHTAKG BETY OF VEYARD SOUND, THE SIMPLE ELEGANCE OF EDGARTOWN HARBOR & CHAPPAQUIDDICK, AND THE MAJTIC CLIFFS OF AQUNAH. THE GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE IS OPEN SEASONALLY. A LIGHTHOE KEEPER WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THE DOORS WILL BE OPEN DURG SIGNATED HOURS. PARKG IS AVAILABLE, BUT LIMED, ON AQUNAH CIRCLE. THE VEYARD TRANS AUTHORY (VTA) BS DO HAVE ROUT TO THE LIGHTHOE.READ MORESUGGTED DURATN< 1 HOURSUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGTOURS & EXPERIENCEXPLORE DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THIS PLACE.SEE OPTNSFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (217)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT) AND NEARBY ATTRACTNSBEST SELLERMARTHA'S VEYARD DAYTRIP OM BOSTON WH ROUND-TRIP FERRY & ISLAND TOUR OPTN398FULL-DAY TOURSOM $112.00 PER ADULT3-HOUR MARTHA'S VEYARD ISLAND TOUR OM OAK BLUFFS548B TOURSOM $60.00 PER ADULTDOWN ISLAND TOUR WH ONE HOUR EDGARTOWN82REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTALL ISLAND B TOUR53B TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTALL ISLAND TOUR BY B OAK BLUFFS96HISTORIL TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE, GUID SIGHTSEEG TOUR OF MARTHAS VEYARD ISLAND(3HRS)23REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $525.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)MARTHA’S VEYARD VENTURE SVENGER HUNT4FUN & GAMOM $27.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE, GUID SIGHTSEEG TOUR OF MARTHAS VEYARD ISLAND(2HRS)10REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $400.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)3 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND1ADVENTURE TOURSOM $785.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)MARTHA'S VEYARD PRIVATE TOURS75REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $389.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)2 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND1ADVENTURE TOURSOM $595.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)OAK BLUFFS, MARTHA'S VEYARD AUD TOUR2AUD GUISOM $12.50 PER ADULTMARTHA'S VEYARD SELF-DRIVG AUD TOUR12HISTORIL TOURSOM $14.99 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)6 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND2ADVENTURE TOURSOM $1,375.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE TOUR OF MARTHA'S VEYARD WH LUNCH CLUD1B TOURSOM $700.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS15 AQUNAH CIR, AQUNAH, MARTHA'S VEYARD, MA 02535FULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS2 WH 3 OUTERMOST INN1060.1 MI$$$$ • AMERIN • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAQUNAH SHOP1460.1 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • SEAFOOD • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSEE ALLATTRACTNS11 WH 6 GAY HEAD14893 FTPOTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSCORNA KFMAN SEAWEED ART GALLERY110.5 MIART GALLERIAQUNAH LIGHTHOE691 MILIGHTHOAQUNAH CLIFFS541HISTORIC S • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSMENEMSHA PUBLIC BEACH165BEACHMENEMSHA HILLS38BEACH • NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASLUCY VCENT BEACH52BEACHCHILMARK FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY3LIBRARIGREAT ROCK BIGHT PRERVE4NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASWASKOSIM'S ROCK RERVATN4NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSLIGHT HOECLIFFSMUDBEACHPIIANTUCKET4.5217 REVIEWSEXCELLENT139VERY GOOD62AVERAGE12POOR3TERRIBLE1LOU PKANSAS CY, KS320 NTRIBUTNS0LORFUL CLIFFSJUN 2023 • FRIENDSIN THE BLOWG RA, WAS A TRICK TO NOT GET KNOCKED OVER THE DAY WE WENT. THE VIEWS WERE GREAT OF THE CLIFFS AND THE LIGHTHOE. NOT A GOOD DAY FOR A PIIC UP THERE.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 7, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HAYLEYPLVIRGIA BEACH, VA166 NTRIBUTNS0MT DO!OCT 2022DIFFICULT TO GET TO, BUT WAS OUR FAVORE SIGHT ON MV/NANTUCKET! THE CLIFFS & LIGHTHOE BATN WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNG- FELY WORTH GOG OUT OF THE WAY! IF YOU GET AN UBER OUT THERE, MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET ONE BACK- NSIR LLG A TAXI SERVICE OR TAKG THE B. THERE ARE A FEW SHOPS THERE AND A RTRANT. READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 12, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ADIVERDIEHLPROVINCE, RI18 NTRIBUTNS1A MAGIL SPOT ON MVJUL 2022 • FAYA GEO SPOT ON FAR WT AST, FEATURG MV’S OLST LIGHT HOE AND BETIFUL BEACH! I LOVED GETTG BACK OUT WH MY FAY, AS HADN’T BEEN THERE SCE “SENR WEEK” OF LLEGE (WHEN WE ULD STILL “MUD BATHE”READ MOREWRTEN JULY 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ANN WBETHLEHEM, PA476 NTRIBUTNS1BETIFUL LIGHTHOESEP 2021ADJACENT TO THE AQUNAH CLIFFS IS THE GAY HEAD LIGHT. THE LIGHTHOE AND THE CLIFFS SHARE THE SAME PARKG LOT. THERE IS A RTROOM ONSE. IT IS A VERY SHORT WALK TO THE LIGHTHOE. THE LIGHTHOE IS VERY PRETTY AND THE VIEW OM THE LIGHTHOE IS PRETTY AS WELL.THIS IS A MT DO IF YOU ARE VISG MARTHA'S VEYARD.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 24, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN NNONATERSALT LAKE CY, UT1,425 NTRIBUTNS2NICE LIGHT HOE..SEP 2021IF YOU’RE MAKG YOUR LIGHT HOE JOURNEY AROUND THE ISLAND THIS ONE IS A MT SEE. IF YOU’RE DOWN AT THE CLIFFS YOU N H THEM BOTH.READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 5, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.AUTUMN MSTAMFORD, CT3,368 NTRIBUTNS2CUTE LIGHTHOEAUG 2021 • FAYTHERE'S A SMALL TRAIL TO THE LIGHTHOE WH GREAT VIEWS OF THE CLIFFS. THE LIGHTHOE IS NICE TO TAKE PICTUR OF. MAKE SURE TO TAKE THE TRAIL TO THE BEACH. IT'S BETIFUL.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 27, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BHATNAGARS4 NTRIBUTNS0TOUR BJUN 2021IT WAS A GREAT SPOT TO TAKE SOME MEMORY HOME. EXCELLENT SURROUNDGS, 3.60 GREE VIEW OF BEACH, AND SPECTACULAR VIEW OF TOWN.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 4, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALISON SSPRGFIELD, MA966 NTRIBUTNS1FE OLD LIGHTHOEMAY 2021AFTER ABSORBG THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE GAYS HEAD CLIFFS, WALKED OVER TO THE LIGHT. (CLOSED DURG COVID.) DUE TO EROSN, THE LIGHTHOE HAS BEEN MOVED LAND A FEW YARDS AND YOU N SEE WHERE ONCE STOOD. NICE VIEWS, BUT NOTHG PARED TO THE CLIFFS.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 25, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NIS AWAYNE, NJ243 NTRIBUTNS0THE MIGHTY GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE OF AQUNAHOCT 2020 • COUPLSEEG THE LIGHTHOE THE CLIFF OVER & OVER EVERY TIME WE ARRIVED THE ISLAND AND TO SAY GOODBYE BEFORE GOG HOME TO WAYNE IS ONE OF OUR RUAL THGS WE DO FOR OVER TWENTY TWO YEARS ! THE HOME OF WAMPANOAG TRIB & WAMPUM ARTS!READ MOREWRTEN NOVEMBER 13, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.L FSTATEN ISLAND, NY26 NTRIBUTNS0BETIFUL SPOTAUG 2020FOR ME, THIS TOPS ALL OTHER ATTRACTNS AT MARTHA'S VEYARD. THE OVERLOOK PROVIS BREATHTAKG VIEWS OF THE CLIFF AND THE LIGHTHOE. WE GOT SOME H SEAFOOD OM NEXT TOWN MENEMSHA AND HAD A PIIC AT THE TABL PROVID BEFORE WALKG UP TO SEE THE BETIFUL SUNSET. CHARGE YOUR PHON/MERAS FOR FANTASTIC PHOTOS!!!READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 22, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12…SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 208TODD HHAVE THEY STARTED MOVG THE LIGHTHOE YET ?ADD A REPLYBEVERLY IALBANY, NY1 NTRIBUTNHOW DO YOU GET THERE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATN OM THE WLEY HOTEL?ADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023MARTHA'S VEYARD CAMP MEETG ASSOCIATN (MVCMA)662NEIGHBORHOODSAQUNAH CLIFFS541HISTORIC S • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSEDGARTOWN LIGHTHOE609LIGHTHOFLYG HORS CAROEL405POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSCIRCU AVENUE328POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSMORNG GLORY FARM194FARMSGAY HEAD148POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSTRY PARK TABERNACLE147HISTORIC S • ARCHECTURAL BUILDGSEAST CHOP LIGHTHOE143LIGHTHOKATAMA AIRFIELD73POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGGAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
- GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
- GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE
- HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE ON THE MOVE
- GAY HEAD CLIFFS
- THE GAY HEAD LIGHT, EARLY DAYS
- GAY HEAD LIGHT GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH)
- GAY HEAD
GAY HEAD LIGHT
Gay Head Light, featured Martime History of Massachetts travel erary. Explore historic marime s Massachetts listed the Natnal Register of Historic Plac. * gay head light *
Gay Head Light, also known as Aqunah Light, is loted near the Aqunah Cliffs on the southwt ast of Martha's Veyard. Established 1799, Gay Head Light Statn nsisted of a keeper's dwellg and an octagonal tower, which guid marers past Devil's Bridge rocks, a dangero ledge reachg out om the cliffs along the south shore of the island, and through the entrance to Veyard Sound. In 1852, a Lighthoe Board report listed Gay Head Light as one of the most important lightho on the Atlantic Coast.
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THE EAST CHOP, EDGARTOWN, AND GAY HEAD LIGHTHO ARE NOT ONLY HISTORIC REMRS OF A BYGONE AGE, BUT ARE WORKG BEANS THAT STILL SEND A LIGHT OUT TO THE NIGHT. BEYOND THEIR IMPORTANT FUNCTNAL ROLE, THE STCTUR ALSO OFFER VISORS SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF THE BREATHTAKG BETY OF VEYARD SOUND, THE SIMPLE ELEGANCE OF EDGARTOWN HARBOR & CHAPPAQUIDDICK, AND THE MAJTIC CLIFFS OF AQUNAH. THE GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE IS OPEN SEASONALLY. A LIGHTHOE KEEPER WILL BE AVAILABLE AND THE DOORS WILL BE OPEN DURG SIGNATED HOURS. PARKG IS AVAILABLE, BUT LIMED, ON AQUNAH CIRCLE. THE VEYARD TRANS AUTHORY (VTA) BS DO HAVE ROUT TO THE LIGHTHOE.READ MORESUGGTED DURATN< 1 HOURSUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGTOURS & EXPERIENCEXPLORE DIFFERENT WAYS TO EXPERIENCE THIS PLACE.SEE OPTNSFULL VIEWALL PHOTOS (217)TOP WAYS TO EXPERIENCE GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT) AND NEARBY ATTRACTNSBEST SELLERMARTHA'S VEYARD DAYTRIP OM BOSTON WH ROUND-TRIP FERRY & ISLAND TOUR OPTN398FULL-DAY TOURSOM $112.00 PER ADULT3-HOUR MARTHA'S VEYARD ISLAND TOUR OM OAK BLUFFS548B TOURSOM $60.00 PER ADULTDOWN ISLAND TOUR WH ONE HOUR EDGARTOWN82REMEND91% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTALL ISLAND B TOUR53B TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTALL ISLAND TOUR BY B OAK BLUFFS96HISTORIL TOURSOM $65.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE, GUID SIGHTSEEG TOUR OF MARTHAS VEYARD ISLAND(3HRS)23REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $525.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)MARTHA’S VEYARD VENTURE SVENGER HUNT4FUN & GAMOM $27.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE, GUID SIGHTSEEG TOUR OF MARTHAS VEYARD ISLAND(2HRS)10REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.HISTORIL TOURSOM $400.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)3 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND1ADVENTURE TOURSOM $785.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)MARTHA'S VEYARD PRIVATE TOURS75REMEND100% OF TRAVELERS REMEND THIS EXPERIENCE. THIS NUMBER IS BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF ALL TRIPADVISOR REVIEWS FOR THIS PRODUCT THAT HAVE A BUBBLE RATG OF 4 OR HIGHER.B TOURSOM $389.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)2 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND1ADVENTURE TOURSOM $595.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 6)OAK BLUFFS, MARTHA'S VEYARD AUD TOUR2AUD GUISOM $12.50 PER ADULTMARTHA'S VEYARD SELF-DRIVG AUD TOUR12HISTORIL TOURSOM $14.99 PER GROUP (UP TO 4)6 HOUR SAILG TOUR OF VEYARD HAVEN HARBOR AND SOUND2ADVENTURE TOURSOM $1,375.00 PER ADULTPRIVATE TOUR OF MARTHA'S VEYARD WH LUNCH CLUD1B TOURSOM $700.00 PER ADULTTHE AREA ADDRS15 AQUNAH CIR, AQUNAH, MARTHA'S VEYARD, MA 02535FULL VIEWBT NEARBYRTRANTS2 WH 3 OUTERMOST INN1060.1 MI$$$$ • AMERIN • GLUTEN FREE OPTNSAQUNAH SHOP1460.1 MI$$ - $$$ • AMERIN • SEAFOOD • VEGETARIAN FRIENDLYSEE ALLATTRACTNS11 WH 6 GAY HEAD14893 FTPOTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSCORNA KFMAN SEAWEED ART GALLERY110.5 MIART GALLERIAQUNAH LIGHTHOE691 MILIGHTHOAQUNAH CLIFFS541HISTORIC S • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSMENEMSHA PUBLIC BEACH165BEACHMENEMSHA HILLS38BEACH • NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASLUCY VCENT BEACH52BEACHCHILMARK FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY3LIBRARIGREAT ROCK BIGHT PRERVE4NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASWASKOSIM'S ROCK RERVATN4NATURE & WILDLIFE AREASSEE ALLCONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSLIGHT HOECLIFFSMUDBEACHPIIANTUCKET4.5217 REVIEWSEXCELLENT139VERY GOOD62AVERAGE12POOR3TERRIBLE1LOU PKANSAS CY, KS320 NTRIBUTNS0LORFUL CLIFFSJUN 2023 • FRIENDSIN THE BLOWG RA, WAS A TRICK TO NOT GET KNOCKED OVER THE DAY WE WENT. THE VIEWS WERE GREAT OF THE CLIFFS AND THE LIGHTHOE. NOT A GOOD DAY FOR A PIIC UP THERE.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 7, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HAYLEYPLVIRGIA BEACH, VA166 NTRIBUTNS0MT DO!OCT 2022DIFFICULT TO GET TO, BUT WAS OUR FAVORE SIGHT ON MV/NANTUCKET! THE CLIFFS & LIGHTHOE BATN WAS ABSOLUTELY STUNNG- FELY WORTH GOG OUT OF THE WAY! IF YOU GET AN UBER OUT THERE, MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET ONE BACK- NSIR LLG A TAXI SERVICE OR TAKG THE B. THERE ARE A FEW SHOPS THERE AND A RTRANT. READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 12, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ADIVERDIEHLPROVINCE, RI18 NTRIBUTNS1A MAGIL SPOT ON MVJUL 2022 • FAYA GEO SPOT ON FAR WT AST, FEATURG MV’S OLST LIGHT HOE AND BETIFUL BEACH! I LOVED GETTG BACK OUT WH MY FAY, AS HADN’T BEEN THERE SCE “SENR WEEK” OF LLEGE (WHEN WE ULD STILL “MUD BATHE”READ MOREWRTEN JULY 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ANN WBETHLEHEM, PA476 NTRIBUTNS1BETIFUL LIGHTHOESEP 2021ADJACENT TO THE AQUNAH CLIFFS IS THE GAY HEAD LIGHT. THE LIGHTHOE AND THE CLIFFS SHARE THE SAME PARKG LOT. THERE IS A RTROOM ONSE. IT IS A VERY SHORT WALK TO THE LIGHTHOE. THE LIGHTHOE IS VERY PRETTY AND THE VIEW OM THE LIGHTHOE IS PRETTY AS WELL.THIS IS A MT DO IF YOU ARE VISG MARTHA'S VEYARD.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 24, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN NNONATERSALT LAKE CY, UT1,425 NTRIBUTNS2NICE LIGHT HOE..SEP 2021IF YOU’RE MAKG YOUR LIGHT HOE JOURNEY AROUND THE ISLAND THIS ONE IS A MT SEE. IF YOU’RE DOWN AT THE CLIFFS YOU N H THEM BOTH.READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 5, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.AUTUMN MSTAMFORD, CT3,368 NTRIBUTNS2CUTE LIGHTHOEAUG 2021 • FAYTHERE'S A SMALL TRAIL TO THE LIGHTHOE WH GREAT VIEWS OF THE CLIFFS. THE LIGHTHOE IS NICE TO TAKE PICTUR OF. MAKE SURE TO TAKE THE TRAIL TO THE BEACH. IT'S BETIFUL.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 27, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BHATNAGARS4 NTRIBUTNS0TOUR BJUN 2021IT WAS A GREAT SPOT TO TAKE SOME MEMORY HOME. EXCELLENT SURROUNDGS, 3.60 GREE VIEW OF BEACH, AND SPECTACULAR VIEW OF TOWN.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 4, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ALISON SSPRGFIELD, MA966 NTRIBUTNS1FE OLD LIGHTHOEMAY 2021AFTER ABSORBG THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE GAYS HEAD CLIFFS, WALKED OVER TO THE LIGHT. (CLOSED DURG COVID.) DUE TO EROSN, THE LIGHTHOE HAS BEEN MOVED LAND A FEW YARDS AND YOU N SEE WHERE ONCE STOOD. NICE VIEWS, BUT NOTHG PARED TO THE CLIFFS.READ MOREWRTEN MAY 25, 2021THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.NIS AWAYNE, NJ243 NTRIBUTNS0THE MIGHTY GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE OF AQUNAHOCT 2020 • COUPLSEEG THE LIGHTHOE THE CLIFF OVER & OVER EVERY TIME WE ARRIVED THE ISLAND AND TO SAY GOODBYE BEFORE GOG HOME TO WAYNE IS ONE OF OUR RUAL THGS WE DO FOR OVER TWENTY TWO YEARS ! THE HOME OF WAMPANOAG TRIB & WAMPUM ARTS!READ MOREWRTEN NOVEMBER 13, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.L FSTATEN ISLAND, NY26 NTRIBUTNS0BETIFUL SPOTAUG 2020FOR ME, THIS TOPS ALL OTHER ATTRACTNS AT MARTHA'S VEYARD. THE OVERLOOK PROVIS BREATHTAKG VIEWS OF THE CLIFF AND THE LIGHTHOE. WE GOT SOME H SEAFOOD OM NEXT TOWN MENEMSHA AND HAD A PIIC AT THE TABL PROVID BEFORE WALKG UP TO SEE THE BETIFUL SUNSET. CHARGE YOUR PHON/MERAS FOR FANTASTIC PHOTOS!!!READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 22, 2020THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.12…SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 208TODD HHAVE THEY STARTED MOVG THE LIGHTHOE YET ?ADD A REPLYBEVERLY IALBANY, NY1 NTRIBUTNHOW DO YOU GET THERE BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATN OM THE WLEY HOTEL?ADD A REPLYVIEW ALLALSO POPULAR WH TRAVELERSSEE ALL2023MARTHA'S VEYARD CAMP MEETG ASSOCIATN (MVCMA)662NEIGHBORHOODSAQUNAH CLIFFS541HISTORIC S • POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSEDGARTOWN LIGHTHOE609LIGHTHOFLYG HORS CAROEL405POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSCIRCU AVENUE328POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSMORNG GLORY FARM194FARMSGAY HEAD148POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSTRY PARK TABERNACLE147HISTORIC S • ARCHECTURAL BUILDGSEAST CHOP LIGHTHOE143LIGHTHOKATAMA AIRFIELD73POTS OF INTERT & LANDMARKSIS THIS YOUR TRIPADVISOR LISTG?OWN OR MANAGE THIS PROPERTY? CLAIM YOUR LISTG FOR EE TO RPOND TO REVIEWS, UPDATE YOUR PROFILE AND MUCH MORE.CLAIM YOUR LISTGGAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH LIGHT) - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
The Gay Head Light holds the notable honor of beg the first lighthoe nstcted on Martha’s Veyard. In 1796, Senator Peleg Coff suggted the nstctn of the lighthoe. * gay head light *
Bee of s strategic lotn, Gay Head Light received one of the first Frnel lens the Uned Stat 1854. When three nsecutive Gay Head Light keepers died the extreme dampns of the keeper's hoe was blamed.
Veyard Environmental Rearch Instute leased Gay Head Light om the Coast Guard 1985, and the license was transferred to the Martha's Veyard Historil Society 1994. Gay Head Light Statn is an active aid to navigatn, and only the light tower remas on the se today.
Coast Guard and leased to the Martha's Veyard Historil Society, Gay Head Light operat as an active aid to navigatn. The whalers need the lighthoe on Gay Head bee of a treachero sectn of rocks lled the “Devil’s Bridge.
GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE
Gay Head Lighthoe was the first lighthoe built on Martha's Veyard and one of the first the U.S. to receive a first orr Frnel lens 1856. The lighthoe is immediate danger of topplg over the edge of the Gay Head Cliffs, a nsequence of a century of erosn and the direct impact of climate change. * gay head light *
Wh some upgras to cleaner burng, more efficient parabolic lens lamps the Gay Head Light ntued operatn until 1844 when was termed that the clay cliffs had erod puttg the lighthoe stcture at risk.
It still weighed a ton and was very difficult to transport to Gay Head and up to the new brick tower.
GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE MOVE IS PLETE
Gay Head Lighthoe, Massachetts Lightho, photographs, pictur, history, lotn, visor rmatn, maps, scriptn, hotels, * gay head light *
In the 1980s, the Veyard Environmental Rearch, Instute’s (VERI) helped fight for the prervatn of three lightho slated for moln, cludg Gay Head. Extensive prervatn took place, potg bricks and remediatn of toxic mold eventually endg the placg of Gay Head Light on the Natnal Register of Historic Plac.
HISTORIC GAY HEAD LIGHTHOE ON THE MOVE
Prerly perched Gay Head Lighthoe is on the move Martha’s Veyard. Fortunately, the move is not a wily feared fall off a cliff. * gay head light *
This has been taken on by the Town of Aqunah through the formatn of s “Save the Gay Head Lighthoe Commtee.
An unique aspect of the Gay Head Light is the opportuny to learn about the Wampanoag who still ri on their anctral land at Aqunah. No trip to the Gay Head Light would be plete, of urse, whout a vis to the Martha’s Veyard Mm to see the Frnel lens.
GAY HEAD CLIFFS
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Read our transparency report to learn WBethlehem, PA476 ntributnsSep 2021Adjacent to the Aqunah cliffs is the Gay Head Light. Read our transparency report to learn SSprgfield, MA966 ntributnsMay 2021After absorbg the magnificence of the Gays Head cliffs, walked over to the light.
Standg atop the Natnal Natural Landmark Gay Head Cliffs, the lighthoe serv as a bean to Wampanoag tribal herage and is the only lighthoe wh a history of Native Amerin Lighthoe keepers.
“Gay Head Lighthoe reprents an important part of Massachetts astal muni’ inty and the cultural and ntil history of the Uned Stat. “Gay Head Lighthoe reprents an important part of Massachetts astal muni’ inty and the cultural and ntil history of the Uned Stat, ” said Stephanie Meeks, print of the Natnal Tst for Historic Prervatn. ” The lighthoe is immediate danger of topplg over the edge of the Gay Head Cliffs, a nsequence of a century of erosn and the direct impact of climate change.
THE GAY HEAD LIGHT, EARLY DAYS
History, rmatn, pictur, lotn, and GPS ordat of the Gay Head Lighthoe Massachetts. * gay head light *
It is timated that two years, or ls, there will not be enough land left to acmodate the machery and equipment need to move the Gay Head Lighthoe was clud on the Tst's 11 Most Endangered Historic Plac list for 2013.
GAY HEAD LIGHT GAY HEAD LIGHT (AQUNAH)
Gay Head Light would protect the waters between the clay cliffs of Gay Head and the Elizabeth Islands, an area of extremely dangero unrwater shoals and rock formatns that are a nstant threat to the safe travel of whalg vsels and their crews. * gay head light *
On Saturday, the Gay Head Light reached s fal stop on a 129-foot journey back om the se had occupied sce 1844, and which after more than a century of erosn was prerly close to the edge of the cliff. Perched atop strikg, multi-lored cliffs at the wtern end of Martha�s Veyard, Gay Head Lighthoe occupi a picture-perfect lotn. This name, however, failed to stick, and by the 1660s, the area beme monly known as Gay Head, due to the headland�s gaily-lored cliffs.
GAY HEAD
The area around Gay Head has been home to Wampanoag Indians for thoands of years, and to this day many lol rints are members of the tribe.
In 1998, the town neart the lighthoe changed s name om Gay Head to Aqunah, which is Wampanoag for �end of the island. The passage between Gay Head and the Elizabeth Islands to the wt is treachero for marime traffic due to the submerged obstctn lled Devil�s Bridge, which extends seaward om Gay Head.
In 1796, a Massachetts State Senator asked for a lighthoe to protect the numero vsels passg through Veyard Sound, and 1798 Congrs approved $5, 750 to build a lighthoe at Gay Head. The origal Gay Head Lighthoe, an octagonal woon tower built on a stone base, was acpanied by a woon keeper�s dwellg, a barn, and an oil storage buildg. Ebenezer Skiff, the first European to live the town of Gay Head, ma the gural lightg of the spir lamp si the tower�s lantern room on November 18, 1799.