Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach

Name: Fort Clinch
Address: 2601 Atlantic Ave, Fernandina Beach, 32034-2203, United States
Telephone: +1 904-277-7274

#1 among attractions in Fernandina Beach

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Fort Clinch is a 19th-century masonry coastal fortification, built as part of the Third System of seacoast defense conceived by the United States. It is located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island in Nassau County, Florida. The fort lies to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound, in the northeast part of the state. Today it is included within the boundaries of Fort Clinch State Park. ()

Built: 1847 (178 years ago)Visitors per year: 167 thous.Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 30°42'17"N, 81°27'15"W

Address

2601 Atlantic AveFernandina Beach 32034-2203 United States

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+1 904-277-7274

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Day trips

Fort Clinch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dungeness, Amelia Island Museum of History, Amelia Island Lighthouse, Island Art Association.

3.2 miN
Trail, Ruins, Vernacular architecture
Dungeness, Cumberland Island
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2.6 miS
Museum, History museum
Amelia Island Museum of History, Fernandina Beach
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2.3 miS
Historical place, Lighthouse
Amelia Island Lighthouse, Fernandina Beach
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2.3 miS
30°40'19"N • 81°27'49"W
Island Art Association, Fernandina Beach
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2.4 miS
Tower
Nassau County Courthouse, Fernandina Beach
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2.3 miS
30°40'17"N • 81°27'39"W
Art On Centre, Fernandina Beach
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4.5 miS
30°38'21"N • 81°26'55"W
Fernandina Beach Pinball Museum Inc., Fernandina Beach
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2.4 miS
30°40'15"N • 81°27'31"W
Saint Peters Episcopal Parish, Fernandina Beach
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2.6 miS
Neo-renaissance architecture
Fairbanks House, Fernandina Beach
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2.4 miS
Vernacular architecture
John Denham Palmer House, Fernandina Beach
61 min walk • The John Denham Palmer House is a historic house in Fernandina Beach, Florida. It is located at 1305 Atlantic Avenue. On July 3, 1986, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
2.5 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Merrick-Simmons House, Fernandina Beach
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