Race Point Beach

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Provincetown Municipal Airport and Race Point Light.

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.

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.

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. Long Point is situated 4 miles southeast of Race Point Beach.

Race Point Beach

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Category: landform
Location: Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.06727° or 42° 4′ 2″ north

Longitude

-70.23209° or 70° 13′ 56″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87JF3Q89+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 83146855

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

4948327

Wikidata ID

Q49324460

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In Other Languages

“Race Point Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Race Point Beach”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Town Center and West End.

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