Highland/Cape Cod Light
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Highland/Cape Cod Light is a lighthouse in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamer Portland, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Highland Light (previously known as Cape Cod 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. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. The grounds are open year-round, while the light is open to the public from May until late October, with guided tours available. Highland Light is owned by the National Park Service, and was cared for by the Highland Museum and Lighthouse, Inc. until 2014 when Eastern National, another non-profit group, took over the contract to operate the facility as a tourist attraction. The United States Coast Guard operates the light as an aid to navigation. The United States Navy ship USS Highland Light (IX-48) was named after the light. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Highland Light Station.
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Dates from 1797.
Wikidata Q5758878, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 20 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- High Head: 2.3 mi
- High Head: 2.4 mi
- Cronin Beach: 2.5 mi
- High Head: 2.5 mi
- Castle Road Cr: 2.8 mi
- Highland Beach: 0.8 mi
- Longnook Beach: 1.8 mi
- Great Hollow Beach: 2.6 mi
- Ballston Beach: 3.4 mi
- Fisher Beach: 3.9 mi
- The Highlands: 0.1 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.5 mi
- Green Hill: 2.0 mi
- Smalls Hill: 2.3 mi
- Corn Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pilgrim Pond Park: 1.5 mi
- Snows Field: 2.6 mi
- Town Hall Grounds: 6.5 mi
- Bas Relief Park: 6.5 mi
- Old Ann Page Park: 6.6 mi
- Steamer Portland: 0.0 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 0.1 mi
- Linda J Walker Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 5.8 mi
- Rose's Wharf: 6.4 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 6.1 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 6.2 mi
- Highland House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 5.9 mi
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum;Provincetown Art Association and Museum: 6.1 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 6.2 mi
- Provincetown Museum: 6.6 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 6.3 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 6.4 mi
- Penniman House: 16.0 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 16.7 mi
- Jonathan Young Windmill: 17.4 mi
- truck pull-off: 20.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.1 mi
- truck pull-off: 22.6 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.8 mi
- rest area: 24.5 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 5.7 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 6.1 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 11.4 mi
- Oil House: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.6 mi
- Nauset Light: 13.6 mi
- Long Point: 5.7 mi
- Indian Neck: 9.1 mi
- Picnick Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland/Cape Cod Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park Hill | S 176° | 165 m | 19.5 mi |
| Signal Hill | SSW 197° | 60 m | 22.0 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SSW 197° | 45 m | 22.3 mi |
| The Highlands | ENE 71° | 41 m | 0.1 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 170° | 41 m | 18.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SSE 147° | 38 m | 2.0 mi |
| Peters Hill | SW 217° | 34 m | 1.5 mi |
| Smalls Hill | SSE 150° | 34 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:38 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:03 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 38 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chatham Muni AP, 25 mi away.
Mean tidal range 9.29 ft at the nearest NOAA station.
NOAA CO-OPS station Provincetown, MA, 6 miaway — today’s predictions live there.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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