Marconi Station Site

Marconi Station Site is in Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Marconi Station Site is situated nearby to White Crest Beach, as well as near Marconi Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marconi Beach and White Crest Beach.

Marconi Beach

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. Marconi Beach is situated 1½ miles south of Marconi Station Site.

White Crest Beach

Beach

White Crest Beach is a town-managed beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Situated in Barnstable County, it is bordered by Cahoon Hollow Beach to the north, and Le Count Hollow Beach to the south. White Crest Beach is situated 1½ miles north of Marconi Station Site.

Cahoon Hollow Beach

Beach

Cahoon Hollow Beach is a beach in the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. It was named for the Cahoon family, who had lived on the Outer Cape for many years. Cahoon Hollow Beach is situated 2½ miles north of Marconi Station Site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Eastham and Wellfleet.

North Eastham

Hamlet

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

North Eastham is a census-designated place in the town of Eastham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Eastham had a population of 2,296. North Eastham is situated 3½ miles south of Marconi Station Site.

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.

Eastham

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

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.

Marconi Station Site

Type: Sign
Also known as: “Marconi Wireless Station”
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.91276° or 41° 54′ 46″ north

Longitude

-69.97264° or 69° 58′ 22″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Operator

Cape Cod National Seashore

Open location code

87HGW27G+4W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9962812662

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

GeoNames ID

4943110

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