Wing Fort House, Sandwich

Name: Wing Fort House
Address: 69 Spring Hill Rd, Sandwich, 02537-1028, United States
Telephone: +1 508-833-1540

#6 among attractions in Sandwich

Top attraction, Historical place

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Wing Fort House is a historic house at Spring Hill Road in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, located within the Spring Hill Historic District. ()

Built: 1641 (383 years ago)Coordinates: 41°45'1"N, 70°27'45"W

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69 Spring Hill RdUpper Cape (Sandwich)Sandwich 02537-1028 United States

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+1 508-833-1540

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Wing Fort House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sandwich Glass Museum, Hoxie House, Heritage Museums and Gardens, Thornton W. Burgess Museum.

2 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich
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1.9 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Hoxie House, Sandwich
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2.2 miW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich
57 min walk • Heritage Museums and Gardens, formerly the Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, is located at 67 Grove Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
2 miW
Museum
Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Sandwich
51 min walk • Thornton W. Burgess Museum was a museum in East Sandwich, Massachusetts dedicated to the conservationist and children's book author Thornton W. Burgess. The museum is reported closing as of 2013 due to lack of funds to acquire and maintain the property.
2.2 miSE
Museum, History museum
Benjamin Nye Homestead, Sandwich
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2 miW
Church
First Church, Sandwich
51 min walk • First Church UCC is a Congregational church in Sandwich, Massachusetts founded in 1638 under Plymouth Colony Charter and the Mayflower Compact. It is either the oldest church on Cape Cod or the second oldest depending on the interpretation. First Church boasts Mayflower Pilgrims and their first-generation descendants as charter members.
1.7 miW
Nature, Mountain
Elephantback Hill, Sandwich
44 min walk • Elephantback Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on.6 miles south of Sandwich in the Town of Sandwich. Telegraph Hill is located south and of Elephantback Hill.
2.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Town Neck Hill, Sandwich
54 min walk • Town Neck Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on.6 miles north of Sandwich in the Town of Sandwich. Faunces Mountain is located southwest of Town Neck Hill.
2.6 miW
Mountain
Faunces Mountain, Sandwich
66 min walk • Faunces Mountain is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located on 1.5 miles southeast of Sagamore in the Town of Bourne. Flatrock Hill is located west of Faunces Mountain.
0.5 miSW
41°44'43"N • 70°28'7"W
Green Briar Nature Center and Jam Kitchen, Sandwich
12 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Garden, Historic walking areas
3.1 miNW
National park
Scusset Beach State Reservation
81 min walk • Scusset Beach State Reservation is a state-operated, public recreation area located in the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal on land formerly part of Sagamore Hill Military Reservation.