Gay Head in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.3437, -70.8148
- Elevation
- 50 m above sea level
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 595 km away
What time is it in Gay Head, Massachusetts, United States
Local time right now in Gay Head, Massachusetts, United States appears above, in the America/New_York time zone (−5).
Gay Head, United States
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
UTC−5 · America/New_York
Local time in Gay Head
UTC−5 · no daylight saving time
Gay Head keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:18 AM Solar noon 11:28 AM Sunset 4:38 PM Daylight 10 h 20 min Night 13 h 40 min Civil twilight 5:49 AM – 5:07 PM
Weather in Gay Head right now
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Gay Head and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 02535 Chilmark — 6.3 km away
- 02713 Cuttyhunk — 13.0 km away
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Massachusetts
- Boston 653 833
- South Boston 571 281
- Worcester 206 518
- Springfield 154 341
- Lowell 110 699
- Cambridge 110 402
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- Indian Lands — 1.1 km
- Lobsterville — 1.6 km
- Aquinnah — 2.2 km
- Menemsha — 4.3 km
- Nashaquitsa — 4.5 km
- Squibnocket — 5.3 km
Local time details for Gay Head
Postal service in Gay Head uses 2 codes.
Standard time in Gay Head comes from America/New_York and equals UTC−5. Clocks change for daylight saving: No.
Sun-up in Gay Head is 6:18 AM today and sun-down is 4:38 PM. That gap holds 10 h 20 min of daylight.
Time in Gay Head applies without change in Indian Lands and Lobsterville nearby.
Questions and answers
- What is the local time zone in Gay Head?
- The local time zone in Gay Head is America/New_York, with an offset of −5.
- Does Gay Head shift its clocks seasonally?
- Daylight saving time in Gay Head: No.
- What is the sunrise time for Gay Head?
- 6:18 AM.