Flying Horses Carousel
Flying Horses Carousel is an attraction in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of -2 m. Peaked Hill stands 95 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 20 miles off.
The story
The Flying Horses Carousel is the oldest operating platform carousel in the United States. Located in the historic resort community of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on Martha's Vineyard, the carousel was apparently first located in New York City before being moved to the island in the 1880s. The carousel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987. The carousel is one of only a handful of carousels that still have brass rings for a rider to attempt to grab as the carousel rotates.
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Dates from 1876.
Wikidata Q5463456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 19.6 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- Ocean Park: 0.1 mi
- Trinity Park: 0.2 mi
- Hartford Park: 0.3 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.3 mi
- Penacook Park: 0.3 mi
- Town Beach: 0.1 mi
- Seaview Beach: 0.2 mi
- Martinelli Beach: 0.3 mi
- The Inkwell Beach: 0.4 mi
- Doug's Cove: 1.4 mi
- Farm Pond Preserve: 0.7 mi
- East Chop Cliffs: 0.8 mi
- Farm Pond Preserve: 0.8 mi
- East Chop: 1.1 mi
- Trade Winds Field Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Telegraph Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tashmoo Hill: 3.2 mi
- Pilot Hill: 4.2 mi
- Mill Hill: 5.8 mi
- Nobska Hill: 6.5 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 0.1 mi
- War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- ship's anchor: 5.7 mi
- cannon: 5.7 mi
- cannon: 5.7 mi
- Mariposa Museum: 0.2 mi
- Cottage Museum: 0.3 mi
- Martha's Vineyard Museum: 2.3 mi
- Old Schoolhouse Museum and Liberty Pole: 2.4 mi
- Vincent House Museum: 5.1 mi
- North Head: 1.8 mi
- Husselton Head: 2.2 mi
- Makonikey Head: 5.6 mi
- Falmouth Heights: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Tree Neck: 7.6 mi
- Big Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Finish Line: 6.4 mi
- The Liberté: 6.5 mi
- Falmouth Road Race Starting Line: 7.5 mi
- Polly Hill Arboretum: 7.6 mi
- Spohr Public Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Colonial Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Garden of Our Lady: 7.6 mi
- Mashpee Community Garden: 13.7 mi
- Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Garden: 17.9 mi
- Whale Tail: 5.3 mi
- Helen Keller: 7.5 mi
- Whale Tail: 7.6 mi
- Rachel Carson: 7.6 mi
- Buddha: 8.0 mi
- Oil House: 2.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 2.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 2.7 mi
- Keeper's House: 2.7 mi
- West Chop Light: 2.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 18.9 mi
- truck pull-off: 19.0 mi
- Yarmouth Tourist Information Center: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area SR-25 Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.8 mi
- Bourne Recreation Area: 20.1 mi
- Herring Run Recreational Area: 21.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Flying Horses Carousel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaked Hill | SW 234° | 94.8 m | 11.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 359° | 93 m | 17.4 mi |
| Telegraph Hill | N 11° | 85 m | 19.4 mi |
| Flatrock Hill | N 3° | 82 m | 20.6 mi |
| Avery Hill | N 360° | 80 m | 19.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 237° | 78 m | 11.7 mi |
| Discovery Hill | NNE 14° | 77 m | 19.0 mi |
| Deer Horn Hill | N 353° | 71 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:05 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:32 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Edgartown, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/5058089116
Day trips start here
- Mattapoisett · 19 mi
- SouthCoast · 19 mi
- Marion · 20 mi
- Rochester · 23 mi
- Wareham · 23 mi
- Dartmouth · 24 mi
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