Fort Clinch State Park, Jacksonville

Name: Fort Clinch State Park
Address: Jacksonville, United States

#23 among attractions in Jacksonville

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The Fort Clinch State Park is a Florida State Park, located on a peninsula near the northernmost point of Amelia Island, along the Amelia River. Its 1,100 acres include the 19th-century Fort Clinch, sand dunes, plains, maritime hammock and estuarine tidal marsh. The park and fort lie to the northeast of Fernandina Beach at the entrance to the Cumberland Sound. ()

Visitors per year: 167 thous.Coordinates: 30°40'12"N, 81°26'5"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Fort Clinch, Dungeness, Amelia Island Museum of History, Amelia Island Lighthouse.

2.7 miNW
State park, Historical place, Military base
Fort Clinch, Fernandina Beach
68 min walk • 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.
5.8 miN
Trail, Ruins, Vernacular architecture
Dungeness, Cumberland Island
149 min walk • Dungeness on Cumberland Island, Georgia, is a ruined mansion that is part of a historic district that was the home of several families significant in American history. James Oglethorpe first built on Cumberland Island in 1736, building a hunting lodge that he named Dungeness.
1.7 miW
Museum, History museum
Amelia Island Museum of History, Fernandina Beach
45 min walk • The Amelia Island Museum of History is located at 233 South Third Street, Fernandina Beach, Florida. It houses exhibits focusing on the history of Nassau County, Florida and is situated inside the old Nassau county jail.
0.5 miNW
Historical place, Lighthouse
Amelia Island Lighthouse, Fernandina Beach
14 min walk • The Amelia Island Light is the oldest existing lighthouse in the state of Florida in the United States. It is located near the northern end of Amelia Island in the northeastern part of the state. Its light marks St. Marys Entrance, the inlet leading to St.
1.7 miW
30°40'19"N • 81°27'49"W
Island Art Association, Fernandina Beach
44 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
5.7 miS
30°35'21"N • 81°27'23"W
The Plantation Shop, Amelia Island
146 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.6 miW
Tower
Nassau County Courthouse, Fernandina Beach
42 min walk • The Nassau County Courthouse, also known as the Old Nassau County Courthouse and the Historic Nassau County Courthouse, is a historic two-story red brick courthouse building located at 416 Centre Street in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida.
1.6 miW
30°40'17"N • 81°27'39"W
Art On Centre, Fernandina Beach
40 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
2.3 miS
30°38'21"N • 81°26'55"W
Fernandina Beach Pinball Museum Inc., Fernandina Beach
59 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Arcade
1.4 miW
30°40'15"N • 81°27'31"W
Saint Peters Episcopal Parish, Fernandina Beach
37 min walk • Church
1.5 miW
Neo-renaissance architecture
Fairbanks House, Fernandina Beach
40 min walk • The Fairbanks House is a historic site in Fernandina Beach, Florida. It was built in 1885 for George Rainsford Fairbanks. R. S. Schuyler was the building's architect. It is located at 227 South 7th Street. On June 4, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.