Highland Light Overlook

Highland Light Overlook is a scenic viewpoint in Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Highland Light Overlook is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Highland Light Boardwalk, as well as near the peak The Highlands.

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 510 feet west of Highland Light Overlook.

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 1,300 feet west of Highland Light Overlook.

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 3,700 feet southeast of Highland Light Overlook.

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 Highland Light Overlook.

Highland Light Overlook

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.03972° or 42° 2′ 23″ north

Longitude

-70.06035° or 70° 3′ 37″ west

Open location code

87JF2WQQ+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 764438987

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Highland Light Boardwalk and The Highlands.

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