Fort Clinch
Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Fl295, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: place in Florida listed on National Register of historic Places
- Address: Fernandina Beach, FL 32034
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Amelia Island Light and Nassau County Courthouse.
Amelia Island Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bubba73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Amelia Island Light is the oldest existing lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. It is located near the northern end of Amelia Island in the northeastern part of the state. Amelia Island Light is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Clinch.
Nassau County Courthouse
Courthouse
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Nassau County Courthouse, also known as the Old Nassau County Courthouse and the Historic Nassau County Courthouse, is a historic two-story red brick courthouse building located at 416 Centre Street in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida. Nassau County Courthouse is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Clinch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fernandina Beach and Dungeness.
Fernandina Beach
Town
Fernandina Beach is a city in and the county seat of Nassau County, Florida, United States, in the state's northeastern corner. It is the northernmost city on Florida's Atlantic coast, situated on Amelia Island, and is one of the municipalities comprising Greater Jacksonville. Fernandina Beach is situated 2½ miles south of Fort Clinch.
Dungeness
Hamlet
Photo: Celt1007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dungeness on Cumberland Island, Georgia, is a ruined mansion that is part of a historic district that was the home of several families significant in American history. Dungeness is situated 3 miles north of Fort Clinch.
Fort Clinch
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.70471° or 30° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
-81.45423° or 81° 27′ 15″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
862WPG3W+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 202321937OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Fort Clinch” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “克林奇堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن كلينش”
- French: “fort Clinch”
- French: “Fort Clinch”
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