Massachusetts Gazetteer
Chappaquiddick Island is a physical feature (island) in Dukes County. The primary coordinates for Chappaquiddick Island places it within the MA 02539 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Chappaquiddick Island |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Island |
| Description: | E of Martha's Vineyard and 2 mi SE of Edgartown; Town of Edgartown. |
| History: | "From an Indian word ""cheppiaquidne"" meaning ""separated island""; so named because this island is separated from Martha's Vineyard by a narrow strait (Steel; Douglas-Lithgow 1909; MGB 1932)." |
| County: | Dukes County |
| Latitude: | 41.3751175 |
| Longitude: | -70.4744699 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Chappaquiddick Island: Chappaquiddick Island.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Chappaquiddick Island does not include property ownership information.
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Edgartown, MA
(2.4 miles WNW) Oak Bluffs, MA (7.1 miles NW) Vineyard Haven, MA (8.7 miles NW) Seconsett Island, MA (13.3 miles N) Monomoscoy Island, MA (13.5 miles N) |
New Seabury, MA
(13.6 miles N) Popponesset, MA (13.8 miles N) Falmouth, MA (14.2 miles NNW) Seabrook, MA (14.4 miles N) Popponesset Island, MA (14.5 miles N) |
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Chappaquiddick, MA
(1.9 miles WNW) Katama, MA (1.9 miles SW) Wepua Point, MA (1.9 miles S) Clevelandtown, MA (2.4 miles WNW) West Opening, MA (2.4 miles SSW) |
Jerneganville, MA
(4.5 miles WNW) Ocean Heights, MA (4.5 miles WNW) Hartsville, MA (6.3 miles NW) Harthaven, MA (6.3 miles NW) Lagoon Heights, MA (7.5 miles NW) |
