Jenny Lind Tower

Jenny Lind Tower is a tower in Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Jenny Lind Tower is situated nearby to the military installation Site J-53, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Highland Center Overlook.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jenny Lind Tower and North Truro Air Force Station.

Jenny Lind Tower

Tower

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The Jenny Lind Tower is a stone tower located in North Truro, Massachusetts. It is named after the 19th-century opera singer Jenny Lind, who is rumored to have climbed the tower when it was located in Boston to prevent a riot among people who were unable to attend her concert.

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 1,400 feet southeast of Jenny Lind Tower.

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 2,500 feet northwest of Jenny Lind Tower.

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 6 miles west of Jenny Lind Tower.

Jenny Lind Tower

Type: Tower
Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.03453° or 42° 2′ 4″ north

Longitude

-70.05521° or 70° 3′ 19″ west

Elevation

128 feet (39 metres)

Open location code

87JF2WMV+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 358275877

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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