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Gay Head Massachusetts Map

Explore Gay Head, Massachusetts, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Gay Head, Massachusetts

How to Use This Gay Head, Massachusetts Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gay Head, Massachusetts. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Massachusetts or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Gay Head.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Gay Head
State	Massachusetts (MA)
County	Dukes County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.343723
Longitude	-70.814752
Population	300
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02535
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Edgartown

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About Gay Head, Massachusetts

Gay Head is a locality in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Gay Head is located at 41.3437°N, 70.8148°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02535.

Gay Head emerges from the sea-mist as a rugged promontory where the earth itself seems to hold the memory of ancient glacial shifts. It lies 8.6 miles west-southwest of Dukes, MA (from Dukes, MA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-southwest of Marthas Vineyard. Salt air drifts inland from the Atlantic Ocean, scouring the exposed bluffs and nourishing the low, wind-battered shrubs that define the horizon. Within the quiet boundaries of Wisniewski Preserve, the land remains raw and unadorned, offering a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate by the pull of the tides. Nearby, the still surface of Occooch Pond reflects the shifting moods of the sky, while the persistent, rhythmic flow of Black Brook carves its narrow path toward the shore, grounding the landscape in a cycle of constant, quiet motion.

Generations of Wampanoag people have maintained a deep, stewardship-based connection to Gay Head, their history woven into the very clay and stone of the cliffs. The local economy persists with a modest, deliberate pace, favoring traditional maritime pursuits and small-scale land management over the frantic pulse of the mainland. Beyond the immediate reach of the shoreline, the presence of Edys Island adds a solitary marker to the waters, visible to those who look toward the horizon from the heights of Squibnocket Ridge. Life here is measured by the quality of the light at dusk, which transforms the cliffs into a spectrum of ochre and iron, reminding the observer that the character of the land is defined not by grand monuments, but by the enduring patience of the soil and the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Leonard Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 355° N
Moshup Beach Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 242° SW
Gay Head Moraine (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 081° E
Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 341° N
Aquinnah Headlands Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 277° W
Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 100° E
Great Sand Bank (Viewpoint) — 4.0 mi, 059° NE
Brickyard Site (Historic Ruins) — 4.3 mi, 058° NE
Nomans Land Island National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.4 mi, 178° S · 1,236 acres
Field Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 070° E
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 070° E
Bartholomew Gosnold Memorial Tower (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 305° NW
Water Department Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 11.4 mi, 065° NE
Katherine Cornell Theater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 055° NE
Martha's Vineyard Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 057° NE
Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 055° NE
Nobska Lighthouse (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 035° NE
Rachel Carson (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 030° NE
Woods Holl (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 031° NE
Falmouth Road Race Starting Line (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 031° NE
Horseneck Beach State Reservation (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 310° NW
Demarest Lloyd State Park (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 325° NW
Cottage Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 060° NE
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 060° NE
Flying Horses Carousel (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 059° NE
Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 078° E
Edgartown Cinema (Cinema) — 15.9 mi, 078° E
Ocean View Farm Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.4 mi, 323° NW
The Liberté (Attraction) — 17.5 mi, 038° NE
Mashpee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 045° NE · 623 acres

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