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Highland Light

lighthouse at Cape Cod, in North Truro, Massachusetts, United States
Place Lighthouse Q5758878

Facts

12 properties

Designation

Instance of
lighthouse
Heritage designation
National Register of Historic Places listed place[6]

Location

Country
United States[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 42.040°, -70.061°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Truro[1]

Period and style

Inception
1797[3]
Height
+20[7]
More facts +5
Focal height
+52[8]
Light characteristic
Fl W 5s,[5]
Lighthouse range
+18[9]
Located in protected area
Cape Cod National Seashore[10]
Service entry
1857[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en Highland Light en Highland Lighthouse fr phare de Cap Cod fr phare d'Highland ja ハイランド灯台 ru Маяк Кейп-Код ru Маяк Хайленд
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Cape Cod Highland Light.jpg ↗
ARLHS lighthouse ID
USA110
Admiralty number
J0390
ArchINFORM project ID
57371
Freebase ID
/m/02pwwtb
LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID
ma0047
MACRIS ID
TRU.LH
MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID
1000019775
NRHP reference number
87001463
OpenStreetMap way ID
191572763
USCG lighthouse ID
1-0500

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🔗 Connections
Continent 1
North America
Country 1
United States
Instance of 1
lighthouse
Located in protected area 1
Cape Cod National Seashore
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Truro
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  1. [2] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenStreetMap way ID → 191572763
    "Created claim: OpenStreetMap way ID: 191572763, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784991259232"
  2. 20w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in protected area → Cape Cod National Seashore
    Country → United States
    Inception → 1797
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Truro
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #37008: Remove redundant P30 from buildings"
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