The Highlands
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The Highlands rises to 41 m in Massachusetts. Deer Park Hill stands 165 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Old King's Highway (Route 6A) passes 18 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 41 m
How to reach it
- 18.3 mi off the Old King's Highway (Route 6A), National
Named places within 25 miles
- High Head: 2.4 mi
- High Head: 2.5 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: 2.7 mi
- Ballston Beach: 3.4 mi
- Brush Valley: 3.8 mi
- Peters Hill: 1.6 mi
- Green Hill: 1.9 mi
- Smalls Hill: 2.3 mi
- Corn Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tom Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pilgrim Pond Park: 1.6 mi
- Snows Field: 2.7 mi
- Town Hall Grounds: 6.6 mi
- Bas Relief Park: 6.6 mi
- Old Ann Page Park: 6.7 mi
- Cape Cod (Highland) Light original location plaque: 0.0 mi
- Steamer Portland: 0.1 mi
- Linda J Walker Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Provincetown Players Marker (Lewis Wharf): 5.9 mi
- Rose's Wharf: 6.5 mi
- Windmill (demolished): 6.2 mi
- James and Frances Bakker Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
- Dr. Donald Butterfield Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
- Berta Walker Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
- They Also Faced the Sea: 6.3 mi
- Highland House Museum: 0.2 mi
- Atwood-Higgins House: 5.9 mi
- Provincetown Art Association & Museum;Provincetown Art Association and Museum: 6.2 mi
- Atlantic White Shark Conservancy: 6.3 mi
- Provincetown Museum: 6.7 mi
- Dolphin Fleet Whale Watch: 6.4 mi
- Dolphin Fleet · Whale Watch: 6.5 mi
- Penniman House: 16.0 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: 22.7 mi
- truck pull-off: 23.8 mi
- rest area: 24.6 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: 5.8 mi
- PAAM Sculpture Garden: 6.2 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 11.4 mi
- Long Point: 5.8 mi
- Indian Neck: 9.1 mi
- Picnick Area: 19.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Highlands. 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 | 22.4 mi |
| Mill Hill | S 170° | 41 m | 18.5 mi |
| Green Hill | SSE 149° | 38 m | 1.9 mi |
| Peters Hill | SW 219° | 34 m | 1.6 mi |
| Smalls Hill | SSE 152° | 34 m | 2.3 mi |
| Corn Hill | SSW 202° | 34 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:45 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 616697 — The Highlands, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
OpenStreetMap element node/358275111
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