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Vineyard Sound, Massachusetts
Woods Hole & Vineyard Haven
Vineyard Sound between Woods Hole and the Chops: three lighthouses, three different rhythms.
West Chop occults, East Chop pulses evenly in green and Nobska Point flashes red across the water at Woods Hole. Between them the ferries run to Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluffs, and the narrow passage at Woods Hole is lit light by light.
Signature lightWest Chop LightOc W R 4s 84ft 14MA steady white or red light that blinks off briefly every 4 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)
- Frame
- 20 × 16 in
- Print scale
- 1 : 43,300
- Navigation aids
- 124
- Lights
- 54
54 lights glow on the finished chart, each through a pinhole fed by its own LED. The other 70 markers, such as daybeacons and unlit buoys, are printed on the chart.
6 light rhythms on this chart
- Flashing
- Composite group
- Quick
- Occulting
- Isophase
- Fixed
Lights on this chart
- West Chop LightA steady white or red light that blinks off briefly every 4 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)Oc W R 4s 84ft 14M
- Nobska Point LightOne red or white flash every 6 seconds (the color depends on which direction you see it from)Fl R W 6s 87ft 13M
- East Chop LightA green light, on and off for equal times, a full cycle every 6 secondsIso G 6s 79ft 9M
- Tarpaulin Cove LightOne white flash every 6 secondsFl 6s 78ft 9M
- Falmouth Inner Harbor Light 1One green flash every 2.5 secondsFl G 2.5s 25ft 6M
- Woods Hole Passage Light WOne white flash every 2.5 secondsFl 2.5s 34ft 6M
Opens in the designer, ready to adjust the area, frame and title. Starting at $299, based on frame size, LED configuration and custom programming. Data current to November 5, 2026.