North Truro
North Truro is a village in the town of Truro, Massachusetts, United States. Due to its proximity to urbanized Provincetown, it is somewhat more densely developed than the rest of the town, with houses and small resort facilities lining the two main thoroughfares, U.S. Route 6 and MA Route 6A.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Massachusetts
- Also known as: “North Truro, MA” and “North Truro, Massachusetts”
- Postal code: 02652
Places of Interest
Highlights include Highland Light and Highland House.
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 miles east of North Truro.
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 1½ miles east of North Truro.
Old North Cemetery
Cemetery
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The Old North Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Truro, Massachusetts. The cemetery, formerly the Old North Graveyard, was established in 1713 on the Hill of Storms where the first church in Truro was built in 1709.
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 4 miles west of North Truro.
North Truro
Latitude
42.03344° or 42° 2′ 0″ northLongitude
-70.0953° or 70° 5′ 43″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)United Nations Location Code
US M2NOpen location code
87JF2WM3+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 158811266OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4945798Wikidata ID
Q2000842
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“North Truro” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “北特魯羅”
- French: “North Truro”
- German: “North Truro”
- Irish: “North Truro”
- Turkish: “North Truro”
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