Welcome to Ocean Heights ...
Ocean Heights is located on Martha's Vineyard.
Ocean Heights is located in Dukes County<1>.
The location of Ocean Heights has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Ocean Heights: Ocean Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Ocean Heights is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Ocean Heights lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Ocean Heights: (508) & (774)<4>
Communities Also Named Ocean Heights ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ocean Heights - it's located in New Jersey.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ocean Heights.
Communities near Ocean Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ocean Heights.
- Falmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Falmouth is located in Barnstable County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,107 people
- Mashpee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Oak Bluffs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bluffs
- Oak Bluffs is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,696 people
- Tisbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisbury
- Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
- West Tisbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tisbury
- West Tisbury is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Chilmark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Aquinnah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquinnah
- Aquinnah is located in Dukes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Former name for Aquinnah:
- Gay Head
- Gosnold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Vineyard Haven
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Haven
- Vineyard Haven is located in Dukes County
- West Chop
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ocean Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ocean Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ocean Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ocean Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ocean Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Ocean Heights.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ocean Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dukes County: www.dukescounty.org/
The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Dukes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ocean Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (774) is an overlay for area code (508). |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |