Massachusetts Gazetteer
Swimming Place Point is a physical feature (cape) in Dukes County. The primary coordinates for Swimming Place Point places it within the MA 02539 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Swimming Place Point |
| Category: | Massachusetts physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | On Martha's Vineyard, extends E into N end of Katama Bay 1.3 mi S of Edgartown; Town of Edgartown. |
| History: | Reportedly the name originated years ago when at lowtide farmers drove their cattle across the water at this point to pasture on Chappaquiddick Island (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) files); name applied to present Snows Point on earlier map (Walling 1871). |
| County: | Dukes County |
| Latitude: | 41.3717839 |
| Longitude: | -70.5055817 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Swimming Place Point: Swimming Place Point.
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 Swimming Place Point does not include property ownership information.
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Edgartown, MA
(1.4 miles NNW) Oak Bluffs, MA (6.4 miles NNW) Vineyard Haven, MA (7.6 miles NW) Seconsett Island, MA (13.5 miles N) Falmouth, MA (13.7 miles NNW) |
Monomoscoy Island, MA
(13.7 miles N) Woods Hole, MA (13.8 miles NW) New Seabury, MA (13.9 miles N) Teaticket, MA (14.2 miles NNW) Popponesset, MA (14.2 miles N) |
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Katama, MA
(< 0.1 mile) Chappaquiddick, MA (1.4 miles N) Clevelandtown, MA (1.4 miles NW) West Opening, MA (1.9 miles SSE) Wepua Point, MA (2.7 miles SE) |
Jerneganville, MA
(3.4 miles NW) Ocean Heights, MA (3.4 miles NW) Hartsville, MA (5.5 miles NNW) Harthaven, MA (5.6 miles NNW) Lagoon Heights, MA (6.6 miles NW) |
