The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology

The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology is in Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Marconi Wireless Station, as well as near the trailhead Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail.

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 The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology.

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 The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology.

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 1½ miles west of The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology.

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 The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology.

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

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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.

The Outer Cape: Changing Faster Than Technology

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Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.9133° or 41° 54′ 48″ north

Longitude

-69.97172° or 69° 58′ 18″ west

Operator

Cape Cod National Seashore

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87HGW27H+88

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