Martha's Vineyard Aquinnah/Gay Head Cliffs (October 2021)
October 8, 2021.
We visited the Aquinnah Cliffs (formerly called Gay Head Cliffs) and
the Lighthouse there. In 2015, the lighthouse was moved 134 feet back,
away from the eroding cliff edge. The cliffs are clay based and very
colorful. The lighthouse itself was closed to the public though we
could walk around the outside. On the other side of the parking lot
was a trail that went to the beach where the cliffs are. The beach
pictures are in the next section.
2021 Martha's Vineyard pictures
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View (looking south-west-ish) of the beach from the overlook area.
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View (looking more west-ish) from the overlook. The images didn't
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The Gay Head Lighthouse was moved a bit back from the cliffs a few years ago.
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A view of Gay Head or Aquinnah Cliffs and the lighthouse from the overlook.
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Gay Head Lighthouse: Red light (timing is everything).
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Information on the Legend of Moshup with the lighthouse
in the background.
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A plaque stating Gay Had Cliffs is a Registered National
Landmark.
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Marlene, staying on the Marked Trail To The Lighthouse.
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The lighthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The ring of stones with the little girl in the middle
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Frank in the middle of the previous location of the lighthouse.
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The solar panels by a bathroom had a cool iridescent blue
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A view of the lighthouse from the far end of the parking lot
near the beach.
2021 Martha's Vineyard pictures
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