Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site

Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site is a historic site in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site is situated nearby to the recreation area Truro Gun Range, as well as near the historic site AN/FPS-6 Height-Finder Radar Site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Great Pond and Pine Grove Cemetery.

Great Pond

Pond

Great Pond is one of three ponds in Barnstable County that share the name. The others are located in Eastham and Provincetown. Great Pond in Truro is 17-acre natural kettle pond with an average depth of 14 feet and a maximum depth of 35 feet.

Pine Grove Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Pine Grove Cemetery is the second oldest cemetery in Truro, Massachusetts. The cemetery was established in 1799; it is located on Cemetery Road in a remote area of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Pine Grove Cemetery is situated 2½ miles west of Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Truro and Wellfleet.

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.

Wellfleet

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Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.

Ground-Air/Transmitter-Receiver (GATR) Radio Site

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.97601° or 41° 58′ 34″ north

Longitude

-70.0148° or 70° 0′ 53″ west

Open location code

87HFXXGP+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1377773252

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Truro Gun Range and AN/FPS-6 Height-Finder Radar Site.

Nearby Places

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