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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
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 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″ northLongitude
-70.23209° or 70° 13′ 56″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87JF3Q89+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 83146855OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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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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Highlights include Hatches Harbor and Oversand Station.
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