Longnook Beach
About
Longnook Beach is a public ocean beach in Truro, Massachusetts, within Cape Cod National Seashore and managed by the Town of Truro. Provincetown, the nearest town, is about 7.6 miles away. Summer is the warmest stretch for a beach day. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Chatham show July highs around 79°F and lows near 64°F, with August nearly the same. Two short walks sit close by: the Woods Walk at Highlands Center is about 1.2 miles away and the Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail about 1.4 miles away. Pilgrim Spring Trail lies roughly 4.3 miles off, and the Bay View House campground is about 4.6 miles away.
Location
Longnook Beach
Massachusetts
Data: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coast Guide Online. Source metadata · Official page
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–79°F and lows of 47–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Chatham Muni Ap, MA weather station, 23 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan39° high26° low
- Feb40° high26° low
- Mar44° high31° low
- Apr52° high39° low
- May62° high48° low
- Jun71° high57° low
- Jul79° high64° low
- Aug78° high64° low
- Sep71° high58° low
- Oct61° high47° low
- Nov52° high39° low
- Dec44° high31° low
Where it is
- Cape Cod National Seashore · National Park Service
- Nearest town
- Provincetown, Massachusetts · 7.6 mi
Source: NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Woods Walk at Highlands CenterHiking1.2 mi
- Pamet Cranberry Bog TrailHiking1.4 mi
- Pilgrim SpringHiking4.2 mi
- Pilgrim Spring TrailHiking4.3 mi
- Bay View HouseCamping4.6 mi
- Ocean View HouseCamping7.1 mi
- Sunrise HouseCamping7.2 mi
- Le Count Beach HouseCamping7.4 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
