Highland House Museum
Highland House Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Steamer Portland, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Truro, Massachusetts
Dates from 1907.
Wikidata Q5758850, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- High Head: 2.2 mi
- High Head: 2.3 mi
- Cronin Beach: 2.3 mi
- High Head: 2.3 mi
- Castle Road Cr: 2.8 mi
- Highland Beach: 0.7 mi
- Longnook Beach: 1.9 mi
- Great Hollow Beach: 2.5 mi
- Ballston Beach: 3.5 mi
- Fisher Beach: 3.8 mi
- The Highlands: 0.2 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.4 mi
- Green Hill: 2.0 mi
- Smalls Hill: 2.4 mi
- Corn Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pilgrim Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Snows Field: 2.6 mi
- Town Hall Grounds: 6.3 mi
- Bas Relief Park: 6.4 mi
- Old Ann Page Park: 6.5 mi
- Steamer Portland: 0.1 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 0.2 mi
- Linda J Walker Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 5.7 mi
- Rose's Wharf: 6.3 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 6.0 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 6.1 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 5.9 mi
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum;Provincetown Art Association and Museum: 6.0 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 6.1 mi
- Provincetown Museum: 6.4 mi
- Wellfleet Historical Society Museum: 7.2 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 6.1 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 6.3 mi
- Penniman House: 16.1 mi
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500: 16.8 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: 23.7 mi
- rest area: 24.5 mi
- Highland/Cape Cod Light: 0.1 mi
- Oil House: 13.6 mi
- Keeper's House: 13.6 mi
- Nauset Light: 13.6 mi
- Suzanne's Garden: 5.6 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 6.0 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 11.4 mi
- Long Point: 5.6 mi
- Indian Neck: 9.1 mi
- Picnick Area: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Highland House Museum. 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 196° | 60 m | 21.9 mi |
| Black Ball Hill | SSW 197° | 45 m | 22.3 mi |
| The Highlands | ENE 78° | 41 m | 0.2 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 170° | 41 m | 18.4 mi |
| Green Hill | SE 143° | 38 m | 2.0 mi |
| Peters Hill | SSW 213° | 34 m | 1.4 mi |
| Smalls Hill | SSE 147° | 34 m | 2.4 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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/191573414
Take the scenic way to Highland House Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.