Beat The Heat At These Massachusetts Homes

MASSACHUSETTS — Here's a non-breaking news item: It's really, really hot in Massachusetts this week.

Hopefully, you've got the window units installed, the fans in optimum positions and, perhaps most importantly, a friend with a pool or beach access.

If you don't have beach or pool access, or the opportunity to escape to the notably cooler Berkshires, these homes can make you feel like you're there, at least mentally.

3 Pilgrims Landing, Provincetown, Mass.

This Provincetown home on the west end features 180-degree views of the Moors, breakwater, Atlantic and Cape Cod Bay. The floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding glass doors seamlessly blend the indoor and outdoor spaces.

And for the extra hot days? Enjoy your own private pool and easy access to kayaking in the Moors.

112 Brush Hill Rd., Great Barrington, Mass.

This custom-built, five-bedroom Timbercraft home sits on over eight acres of land in Great Barrington.

The grounds come complete with a private tennis and basketball court hybrid and, again for the hot summer days, an in-ground Gunite heated pool. (A win for the cooler months, too.)

56 N. Neck Rd., Edgartown, Mass.

This is a rare chance to own a sprawling 18.4-acre estate on Chappaquiddick, albeit at a steep price point of nearly $6 million. But you get what you pay for.

Surrounded by conservation land and next to the Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links, this multi-generational estate offers a main house, second residence, Gunite pool with outdoor shower, tennis court and a four-bay garage with finished living space over the garage.

The main house, remodeled in 2005, offers panoramic views of Cape Pogue Sound, multiple decks for outdoor living, a wet bar in the lower level adjacent to the pool and patio and an office perfect for working from home.

A bonus? The property comes with deeded beach access. What more could you ask for?

202 Wilson Rd., Nahant, Mass.

There are oceanfront homes, sure. But what about a home that feels like living on the water? This Nahant property achieves that, and you won't have to be in a houseboat to realize the dream.

The main residence offers open concept dining and living rooms with an entire wall of windows overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, as seen in the photo above. If those views aren't enough, the main bedroom offers expansive windows with access to a huge private wraparound deck.