Highland House
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM—2:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—1:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: historic house in Truro, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Highland House Museum”
- Address: 6 Highland Light Road
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Highland Light and The Highlands.
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 760 feet east of Highland House.
The Highlands
Peak
The Highlands is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located 1.2 miles east-northeast of North Truro in the Town of Truro. Green Hill is located southeast of The Highlands.
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. Jenny Lind Tower is situated 3,100 feet southeast of Highland House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Truro and Long Point.
Truro
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
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 6 miles west of Highland House.
Highland House
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.03887° or 42° 2′ 20″ northLongitude
-70.06486° or 70° 3′ 54″ westOpen location code
87JF2WQP+G3OpenStreetMap ID
way 191573414OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q5758850
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Highland House” goes by many names.
- French: “Highland House”
- Portuguese: “Casa Highland”
- Spanish: “Casa Highland”
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Highlights include Highland Links and Highland Light Boardwalk.
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