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Tisbury Massachusetts Map

Explore Tisbury, 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 Tisbury, Massachusetts

How to Use This Tisbury, Massachusetts Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tisbury, 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 Tisbury.

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

Latitude	41.45589
Longitude	-70.61411
Population	4,200
Density	280.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	02568
Area Code	339, 351, 413, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
County Seat	Edgartown

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About Tisbury, Massachusetts

Tisbury is a locality in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 280.0 people per km². Tisbury is located at 41.4559°N, 70.6141°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 02568.

Tisbury anchors itself against the shifting edges of the Atlantic Ocean, where the horizon dissolves into a gray, salt-heavy mist. It lies 4.6 miles northeast of Dukes, MA (from Dukes, MA: bearing 39°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south of Falmouth. Inland, the terrain softens into the quiet, brackish stillness of Lake Tashmoo, a body of water that mirrors the pale, expansive sky with a clarity that renders the surrounding landscape motionless. To the west, the dense, scrubby pines of Martha’s Vineyard State Forest provide a dark, evergreen contrast to the open, sandy soil that defines the lower elevations, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Monomoy Island Dunes haunts the far reaches of the imagination. Here, the light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the shoreline into a charcoal sketch as the tide pulls away from the reach of the land.

Tisbury carries the weight of a long maritime inheritance, rooted in a history of seafaring that once dictated the pulse of every local industry. The economy, having shifted from the hard labor of the docks and the seasonal rhythms of the water, now flows with the steady, cyclical arrival of visitors who seek the shelter of the harbor near Ferry Boat Island. Beyond the reach of the East Chop Flats, the land remains marked by the Unspecified wildlife area, a protected expanse that preserves the quietude of the coastal scrub. Daily life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, punctuated by the faint, rhythmic sound of water retreating from Mud Creek, a sound that serves as a constant reminder of the ocean’s proximity. The character of Tisbury endures in this marriage of colonial remnants and the persistent, unyielding nature of the sea, creating a place that feels less like a destination and more like a permanent, slow-turning hinge between the earth and the deep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tisbury School Playground (Recreation Easement) — 0.3 mi, 150° SE
Church Street Tennis Courts (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 094° E
Katherine Cornell Theater (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 104° E
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse (Theatre) — 0.5 mi, 093° E
Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole (Museum) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 117° SE
Tisbury Water Department (Waterfowl Production Area) — 0.6 mi, 168° S
Bare Hill Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 166° S
Martha's Vineyard Land Bank (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 172° S
Cape and Islands Ocean Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 068° E
Martha's Vineyard Film Center (Cinema) — 0.8 mi, 109° E
Tashmoo Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 211° SW
Owen Little Way Beach (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 056° NE
Phillips Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 265° W
Tisbury Water Supply Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 1.0 mi, 201° S
Ripleys Field Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 243° SW
Cottage Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 091° E
Mariposa Museum (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 092° E
Flying Horses Carousel (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 088° E
Soldiers Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 088° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 089° E
Joseph Sylvia State Beach (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 101° E
Nobska Lighthouse (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 333° NW
Falmouth Road Race Starting Line (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 328° NW
Helen Keller (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 328° NW
Field Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 211° SW
The Liberté (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 003° N
Falmouth Road Race Finish Line (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 008° N
Doctor Daniel Fisher House Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 131° SE
Vincent House Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 131° SE

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