Hanging Valley

Hanging Valley is a valley in Barnstable County, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 56 feet. Hanging Valley is situated nearby to the hamlet Pond Village, as well as near North Truro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include North Truro Air Force Station and Highland Light.

North Truro Air Force Station

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

North Truro Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located 2.2 mi east of North Truro, Massachusetts.

The Highland Light is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. The current tower was erected in 1857, replacing two earlier towers that had been built in 1797 and 1831. Highland Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Hanging Valley.

Highland House

Museum

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Highland House is a historic hotel building, now serving as a museum, located at 6 Highland Light Road within the Cape Cod National Seashore in Truro, Massachusetts. Highland House is situated 2 miles northwest of Hanging Valley.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Truro and Wellfleet.

Truro

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Truro is a town in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of North Truro. Truro has great unspoiled natural beauty and beaches with high sandy cliffs on the ocean side.

Wellfleet

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

Hanging Valley

Type: Valley with an elevation of 56 feet
Description: valley in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02038° or 42° 1′ 13″ north

Longitude

-70.03752° or 70° 2′ 15″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

87JF2XC6+5X

GeoNames ID

4938801

Wikidata ID

Q49808783

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In Other Languages

“Hanging Valley” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hanging Valley (walog sa Estados Unidos, Massachusetts)”
Cebuano: “Hanging Valley”

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