Gay Head

E27755
Wampanoag community census-designated place historic community village

Gay Head is a historic Wampanoag community located on the western tip of Martha’s Vineyard, known for its Indigenous heritage and striking coastal cliffs.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Gay Head canonical 3
Gay Head Cliffs 2
Aquinnah Cliffs 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wampanoag community ⓘ
census-designated place ⓘ
historic community ⓘ
village ⓘ
adjacentTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Vineyard Sound ⓘ
formerNameOf Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah, Massachusetts
hasConservationStatus area with protected coastal cliffs ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage Indigenous land stewardship ⓘ
Wampanoag traditions ⓘ
hasCulturalProtection recognized tribal lands of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor Wampanoag people ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEnvironment coastal ecosystem ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature erosional coastal bluffs ⓘ
multicolored clay cliffs ⓘ
hasIndigenousPeople Wampanoag people ⓘ
hasLandmark Aquinnah Cliffs ⓘ
surface form: Gay Head Cliffs

Gay Head Light ⓘ
Gay Head Light ⓘ
surface form: Gay Head Lighthouse
hasOfficialNameChange Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Aquinnah
hasOfficialNameChangeYear 1997 ⓘ
hasPrimaryInhabitants members of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageCurrently English ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageHistorically Wampanoag language ⓘ
hasReligiousTraditions Wampanoag spiritual practices ⓘ
hasTourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ
hasTraditionalActivities fishing ⓘ
shellfishing ⓘ
whaling (historical) ⓘ
hasViewOf Elizabeth Islands ⓘ
Nomans Land Island ⓘ
isOn Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: island of Martha’s Vineyard
knownFor Aquinnah Cliffs ⓘ
surface form: Gay Head Cliffs

Indigenous heritage ⓘ
scenic ocean views ⓘ
striking coastal cliffs ⓘ
locatedIn Dukes County, Massachusetts ⓘ
Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: Martha’s Vineyard

Massachusetts ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States

western tip of Martha’s Vineyard ⓘ
partOf Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard ⓘ
surface form: town of Aquinnah, Massachusetts

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wampanoag people → historicalVillage → Gay Head ⓘ
Aquinnah → hasFormerName → Gay Head ⓘ
Aquinnah → hasLandmark → Gay Head ⓘ
this entity surface form: Aquinnah Cliffs
Aquinnah → hasLandmark → Gay Head ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gay Head Cliffs
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) → ancestralTerritory → Gay Head ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gay Head cliffs area
Gay Head Light → near → Gay Head ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gay Head Cliffs
Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard → hasFormerName → Gay Head ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean via Vineyard Sound → adjacentTo → Gay Head ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gay Head (Aquinnah), Massachusetts