Race Point

Race Point is a cape in Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Race Point is situated nearby to the neighborhood West End, as well as near the quarter Town Center.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Race Point Light and Provincetown Municipal Airport.

Race Point Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Race Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Cod, in Provincetown, Massachusetts; it is on the National Register of Historic Places. The original tower, first illuminated in 1816, was replaced in 1876 with the current 45-foot-tall tall iron-plated tower and a new keeper's dwelling.

Provincetown Municipal Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: tap houston, CC BY 2.0.

Provincetown is at the very tip of the Cape Cod peninsula region of Massachusetts. Perhaps due to being at the remote end of the Cape and because of its variety of beautiful scenes, Provincetown has attracted artists of all types over the years.

Old Harbor Life Saving Museum

Museum

Photo: JCefaly, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Harbor U.S. Life Saving Station is a historic maritime rescue station and museum, located at Race Point Beach in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Built in 1897, it was originally located at Nauset Beach near the entrance to Chatham Harbor in Chatham, Massachusetts.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Point.

Long Point

Locality

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Race Point

Type: Cape
Category: landform
Location: Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.06175° or 42° 3′ 42″ north

Longitude

-70.2448° or 70° 14′ 41″ west

Elevation

16 feet (5 metres)

Open location code

87JF3Q64+P3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7541906241

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

4948326

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