Vineyard Sound is a sound between the Elizabeth Islands and Martha's Vineyard, joining Nantucket Sound to the east and Rhode Island Sound and Buzzards Bay to the west. The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of 1.79 ft (0.55 m) at Woods Hole and 2.13 ft (0.65 m) at Edgartown.
- Type
- Sound
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Setting
- Between the Elizabeth Islands and Martha's Vineyard, joining Nantucket Sound to the east and Rhode Island Sound and Buzzards Bay to the west
- Tidal range
- The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of 1.79 ft (0.55 m) at Woods Hole and 2.13 ft (0.65 m) at Edgartown.
- Notable
- The Steamship Authority — Massachusetts's statutory ferry service to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket — crosses the sound on the Woods Hole–Martha's Vineyard route (Massachusetts General Laws, established 1948).
