Local servicesHospitalMartha's Vineyard Hospital6.5 miPost officeWest Tisbury Post Office2.9 miTown hallWest Tisbury Town Hall1.7 miPoliceDukes County Sheriff's Office1.7 miFire stationWest Tisbury Fire Department2.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMartha's Vineyard Airport MVY1.7 miMajor airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport PVD47 miInterstateI-19522 miUS highwayUS 621 miAmtrakRoute 128, MA RTE63 miCoachWoods HolePeter Pan (BZ)10 miTransit4 stops within a mileMarthas Vineyard Transit Authority (VTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:09 am – 8:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:05 am – 4:16 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 23°F42 in of rain a year, on about 73 dayswettest month October25 in of snow a year, on about 11 days2 days above 90°F, 115 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Vineyard Haven Ap station, 2 mi away; snow from Edgartown
Nearby landmarksTiasquam Riverriver · 1.5 miFlat Pointcape · 1.5 miPlum Bush Pointcape · 1.6 miMiddle Point Covebay · 1.7 miDeep Bottom Covebay · 1.2 miOld Millpondreservoir · 1.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJoseph Sylvia State Beachstate park · 5.5 miChilmark Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.0 miSouth Beach State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 83 acresLamberts Cove Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.6 miKatama Plains Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 miWasque Point Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 120 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202019 mi away, near Bliss Corner, MassachusettsMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 8 Nov 202019 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowDukes County, MA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsHurricane Relatively LowCoastal flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025327 of 341 days measured12 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 35, worst day 151main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Dukes County monitors, MA
Drinking waterOak Bluffs Water Districtserves 24,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
