Downey Parcel

Downey Parcel is a nature reserve in Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Downey Parcel is situated nearby to the neighborhood West End, as well as near the quarter Town Center.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Provincetown Art Association and Museum and Wood End Light.

Provincetown Art Association and Museum

Museum

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The Provincetown Art Association and Museum in Provincetown, Massachusetts is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. It was founded as the Provincetown Art Association on August 22, 1914, with the mission of collecting, preserving, exhibiting and educating people about the work of Cape Cod artists.

Wood End Light

Lighthouse

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Wood End Light Lookout Station is a historic lighthouse, located at the southwest end of Long Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts. It is located at Wood End, near the southernmost extent of the Provincetown Spit, and acts as a navigational aid to vessels on their approach to Provincetown Harbor.

Fine Arts Work Center

Arts center

The Fine Arts Work Center is a non-profit enterprise that supports emerging visual artists and writers in Provincetown, Massachusetts. The Work Center was founded in 1968 by a group of American artists and writers to support promising individuals in the early stages of their creative careers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Long Point.

Long Point

Locality

Photo: dbking, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Downey Parcel

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.0402° or 42° 2′ 25″ north

Longitude

-70.1977° or 70° 11′ 52″ west

Open location code

87JF2RR2+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 29800555

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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