Marconi Station Site
Marconi Station Site is in Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Marconi Station Site is situated nearby to Marconi Beach, as well as near Cahoon Hollow Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marconi Beach and Cahoon Hollow 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.
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.
Pond Hill School
School building
Photo: MattWade, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pond Hill School is a historic school building at 65 Old Paine Hollow Road in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Built in 1857, it is the last of Wellfleet's 19th-century district schools to be built, and to survive relatively intact. Pond Hill School is situated 1¼ miles west of Marconi Station Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Eastham and Wellfleet.
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 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
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″ northLongitude
-69.97264° or 69° 58′ 22″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Operator
Cape Cod National SeashoreOpen location code
87HGW27G+4WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9962812662OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationGeoNames ID
4943110
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