Bog House

Bog House is a historic building in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Bog House is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Bearberry Hill (West Summit), as well as near Bearberry Hill (East Summit).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Truro Town Hall and North Truro Air Force Station.

Truro Town Hall

Town hall

Photo: Ktr101, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Truro Town Hall, formerly Union Hall, is the town hall of Truro, Massachusetts. It is located on Town Hall Road, east of Massachusetts Route 6. The two story wood-frame building was built in 1848 to serve as a meeting place for several fraternal organizations, including the International Order of Odd Fellows and the Sons of Temperance. Truro Town Hall is situated 1½ miles west of Bog House.

North Truro Air Force Station

Historic site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 2½ miles northwest of Bog House.

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. Great Pond is situated 2 miles south of Bog House.

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

Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Bog House

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

42.0031° or 42° 0′ 11″ north

Longitude

-70.02949° or 70° 1′ 46″ west

Inception

1830

Operator

Cape Cod National Seashore

Open location code

87JF2X3C+66

OpenStreetMap ID

way 192452852

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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