Menemsha, Massachusetts
Menemsha is a small fishing village located in the town of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Menemsha is a small fishing village located in the town of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. It is on the eastern coast of Menemsha Pond, adjacent to the opening into the Vineyard Sound on the pond's northern end. The village's historic harbor serves as the point of departure for local fishermen, some from multi-generational fishing families, as well as charter boats to the Elizabeth Islands and elsewhere. Besides charter fishing and cruises, other amenities are the public beach adjacent to the harbor and the bicycle ferry across Menemsha Pond to Aquinnah. Menemsha is the location of a United States Coast Guard station, Coast Guard Station Menemsha, and was once known as Menemsha Creek.
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Getting to Menemsha, Massachusetts
- Airports
- Rhode Island T. F. Green (PVD), 69 km · Boston Logan (BOS), 114 km · Bradley (BDL), 173 km
- Providence/Warwick → Menemsha, Massachusetts73 km · quickest by road, 3h 48m · $13–18
- Boston → Menemsha, Massachusetts115 km · quickest by road, 3h 42m · $12–17
- Hartford → Menemsha, Massachusetts166 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · $23–32
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- Get inVineyard Haven, also called Tisbury, is the main port of entry for the Steamship Authority Ferries.
- Get aroundLocations in Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs, and Edgartown Menemsha Bike Ferry: : a small ferry carries bicycles and pedestrians from North Road on the northeastern side of Menemsha Harbor to West Basin Road on the southwestern side of the harbor.
- Get aroundThe Chappy Ferry: : carries pedestrians, cyclists, and up to three cars between Edgartown and Chappaquiddick.
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