🏙 Towns & cities
Menemsha
human settlement in Massachusetts, United States of America
🇺🇸 United States · 41.3525, -70.7653
Menemsha is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions — in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“It was the shooting background for the fictional "Amity Island" of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Menemsha as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Jaws 1975
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Sabrina
1995
“Additional filming locations included Martha's Vineyard, where a summertime residence of singer Billy Joel, located in Menemsha, Chilmark, served as the Larrabee's cottage, as well as Glen Cove station and the greenhouse at the Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Martha's Vineyard
🇺🇸 United States
island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
Hyannis Port
🇺🇸 United States
village located in Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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🏙 Towns & cities
New Bedford
🇺🇸 United States
city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Fairhaven High School and Academy
🇺🇸 United States
high school in Massachusetts, United States
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
🇺🇸 United States
1945 Gearing-class destroyer
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🏙 Towns & cities
Edgartown
🇺🇸 United States
town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Menemsha?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Menemsha, including Jaws (1975) and Sabrina (1995). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Menemsha?
Jaws (1975), covered by 72 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Menemsha?
Menemsha is in the United States, at 41.3525, -70.7653.
What other filming locations are near Menemsha?
Martha's Vineyard, Hyannis Port, New Bedford, Fairhaven High School and Academy and 2 more, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Elkman, CC BY-SA 3.0.