Old North Cemetery

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

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 1¼ miles northeast of Old North Cemetery.

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 1¼ miles northeast of Old North Cemetery.

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 1¼ miles northeast of Old North Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Truro and Long Point.

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.

Long Point

Locality

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Long Point is a spit of land located in Provincetown, Massachusetts, at the extreme tip of Cape Cod, where the peninsula curls back in on itself to form Provincetown Harbor. Long Point is situated 5 miles west of Old North Cemetery.

Old North Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: historic cemetery in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Categories: historic site and burial
Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.02369° or 42° 1′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.07356° or 70° 4′ 25″ west

Elevation

121 feet (37 metres)

Open location code

87JF2WFG+FH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800444

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=cemetery

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4946266

Wikidata ID

Q16896158

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