Jenny Lind Tower
The Jenny Lind Tower is a stone tower located in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is named after the 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind, who is rumored to have climbed the tower when it was located in Boston to prevent a riot among people who were unable to attend her concert.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: stone tower in Massachusetts, US
- Also known as: “Boston and Maine Railroad Depot Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include North Truro Air Force Station and Highland Light.
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. North Truro Air Force Station is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Jenny Lind Tower.
Highland Light
Museum
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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 2,500 feet northwest of Jenny Lind Tower.
Highland House
Museum
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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 3,100 feet northwest of Jenny Lind Tower.
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 Jenny Lind Tower.
Jenny Lind Tower
- Category: building
- Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03452° or 42° 2′ 4″ northLongitude
-70.05522° or 70° 3′ 19″ westElevation
128 feet (39 metres)Height
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
87JF2WMV+RWOpenStreetMap ID
way 854288940OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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