The Highlands
The Highlands is a peak in Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts and has an elevation of 135 feet. The Highlands is situated nearby to the hamlet Pond Village, as well as near North Truro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Highland Light and Highland House.
Highland Light
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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.
North Truro Air Force Station
Historic site
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Truro and Long Point.
Truro
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.
Long Point
Locality
Long Point is a peninsula located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, as it curls back in on itself to create Provincetown Harbor. Long Point is situated 6 miles west of The Highlands.
The Highlands
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 135 feet
- Description: Mountain in Masachusetts
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03955° or 42° 2′ 22″ northLongitude
-70.06058° or 70° 3′ 38″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
87JF2WQQ+RQOpenStreetMap ID
node 358275111OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“The Highlands” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “The Highlands”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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