Winter Pictures
The Dunhams were kind enough to share some winter photos with us. If you have any you'd like to share, please email them to webmaster@nausetneights.org
New Webcam
We've upgraded our popular BeachCam to include a high-definition image. It may take your breath away... The new image is now in 1080p high definition; the same as many coveted flat-screen TVs. With a higher resolution and larger lens, the color tones are deeper, and the overall picture is even hard to compare to the older BeachCam. To view the image in full scale, to to the main page for our webcam, click on the image once on our website to expand it, and then click on it again to expand it again.
Coyote Roaming The Heights
Winter is upon us, and our animal neighbors are getting bolder, especially this coyote on the bluff. Coyotes, foxes, and other wild creatures all share our neighborhood and enhance its pristine beauty.
New Book About the Attack on Orleans
About the Book On the warm morning of July 21, 1918 – during the last year of the First World War - a new prototype of German submarine surfaced three miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and attacked an unarmed towboat and her four barges. A handful of the shells fired by the U-boat’s two-deck guns struck Nauset Beach, giving the modest town of Orleans the distinction of being the first, and only, spot in the United States to receive fire from the enemy during the entire World War. Coming to Cape Cod’s defense that momentous day [Read more ...]
First Storm of 2014
The first storm of 2014 has come down upon Nauset Heights, blanketing everything in white, and creating rough seas. The storm started on Jan 2, 2014, and is predicted to last 48 hours. Gusts have reached 50mph on the bluff, and snowdrifts are already a few feet deep. The real story is the sea surge. While there are many spit breaches, one seems to have consistent water in it, deep enough for waves to be formed going either direction which is visible in the image below. For reference, I have marked where the stakes on the beach with pink dots. [Read more ...]