Marconi Beach
Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. In 1903, the first transatlantic wireless communication originating in the United States was successfully transmitted from nearby Marconi Station; a message from U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt to King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nauset Light and Audubon Bird Sanctuary.
Nauset Light
Lighthouse
Photo: JT de Fife, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light. Nauset Light is situated 2 miles south of Marconi Beach.
Audubon Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is a 1,183 acres wildlife sanctuary located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. The sanctuary was established by the Massachusetts Audubon Society in 1957. Audubon Bird Sanctuary is situated 2 miles west of Marconi Beach.
Wellfleet Drive-In Theater
Movie theater
Photo: Britta Frahm, CC BY 2.0.
The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, the only drive-in theater on Cape Cod, located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts along U.S. Route 6, near the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Wellfleet Drive-In Theater is situated 2 miles southwest of Marconi Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Eastham and Eastham.
North Eastham
Hamlet
North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,806 at the 2010 census. North Eastham is situated 2½ miles southwest of Marconi Beach.
Eastham
Eastham is a town of 5,800 people in Massachusetts on Cape Cod, and includes the village of North Eastham. Eastham is home to some beautiful bay and ocean beaches, most notably Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Lighthouse Beach, as well as several fresh water kettle ponds.
Wellfleet
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wellfleet is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod and includes the village of South Wellfleet. Its name is believed to be derived from "whale fleet". A quaint rural feel exists to Wellfleet.
Marconi Beach
- Type: Beach
- Description: is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts.
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.89106° or 41° 53′ 28″ northLongitude
-69.96142° or 69° 57′ 41″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87HGV2RQ+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 358276712OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Marconi Beach” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marconi Beach”
- Egyptian Arabic: “شط ماركونى”
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