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Island Light: Sunrise to Sunset

Sun has not yet cleared the horizon at Sengekontacket.
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Sun has not yet cleared the horizon at Sengekontacket.
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Edgartown Lighthouse beacon stands tall at dawn.
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Edgartown Lighthouse beacon stands tall at dawn.
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Skies turn bluer over whaling captain's house on North Water street.
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Skies turn bluer over whaling captain's house on North Water street.
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Milkweed and other wild flowers dot the fields at Sweetened Water Farm.
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Milkweed and other wild flowers dot the fields at Sweetened Water Farm.
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Grazing sheep have best view to the Atlantic at Allen Farm.
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Grazing sheep have best view to the Atlantic at Allen Farm.
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Chip Vanderhoop and helper cruise Menemsha waters.
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Chip Vanderhoop and helper cruise Menemsha waters.
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Sailboat makes her way along south shore off Philbin Beach.
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Sailboat makes her way along south shore off Philbin Beach.
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Colorful clay at base of Gay Head Cliffs.
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Colorful clay at base of Gay Head Cliffs.
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Sweeping light of Gay Head Lighthouse guides travelers through Island waters.
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Sweeping light of Gay Head Lighthouse guides travelers through Island waters.
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Sun sets at western end of the Island.
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Sun sets at western end of the Island.
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The end of another day; from one end of the Island to another.
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The end of another day; from one end of the Island to another.
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Sunrise to sunset; from one end of the Island to the other. Starting in Edgartown and the day dawning over the harbor beacon, and ending in Aquinnah with the sun setting behind the Gay Head Lighthouse.



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