Whydah Gally, Wellfleet

Name: Whydah Gally
Address: Wellfleet, United States

#1 among attractions in Wellfleet

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Whydah Gally was a fully rigged galley ship that was originally built as a passenger, cargo, and slave ship. On the return leg of her maiden voyage of the triangle trade, Whydah Gally was captured by the pirate Captain Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy, beginning a new role in the Golden Age of Piracy. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°53'31"N, 69°57'34"W

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Wellfleet United States

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Whydah Gally – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marconi Beach, Cahoon Hollow Beach, Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, Marconi Wireless Station Site.

~640 ftSW
Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
Marconi Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
4 min walk • Marconi Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.
3.8 miN
Beach
Cahoon Hollow Beach, Wellfleet
98 min walk • 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.
1.9 miSW
Cinema, Nightlife
Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, Wellfleet
50 min walk • The Wellfleet Drive-In Theater, the only drive-in theater on Cape Cod, located in Wellfleet, Massachusetts along U.S. Route 6, near the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.
1.7 miN
Historical place, View point
Marconi Wireless Station Site, Cape Cod National Seashore
43 min walk • The Marconi Wireless Station Site in South Wellfleet, Massachusetts, is the site of the first transatlantic wireless communication between the United States and Europe, on January 18, 1903.
2.3 miS
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Beach
Nauset Light, Cape Cod National Seashore
59 min walk • Nauset Light, officially Nauset Beach Light, is a restored lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore near Eastham, Massachusetts, erected in 1923 using the 1877 tower that was moved here from the Chatham Light.
4.3 miS
Museum, Monuments and statues, Park
Eastham Windmill, Eastham
111 min walk • The Eastham Windmill, located in Eastham, Massachusetts, is the oldest windmill on Cape Cod. It was constructed by Eastham resident Thomas Paine in Plymouth in 1680. It was first moved to nearby Truro in 1770, then finally to Eastham in 1793.
3.5 miS
Beach
Nauset Beach, Eastham
91 min walk • Nauset Beach is a public beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts, which extends south from a point opposite Nauset Bay to the mouth of Chatham Harbor. It is popular with swimmers, surfers, boogie boarders and fishermen. It, at times, offers some of the highest waves on Cape Cod.
3.4 miS
Beach
Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod National Seashore
88 min walk • Coast Guard Beach is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts. From mid-June to Labor Day, the parking area at this location is closed to all but park staff and visitors who are disabled, and access is provided by shuttle bus from the Little Creek parking area.
4.7 miNW
Mountain
Gross Hill, Wellfleet
121 min walk • Gross Hill is a mountain in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It is located 1.8 miles northeast of Wellfleet in the Town of Wellfleet. Great Beach Hill is located southwest of Gross Hill.
2.2 miS
Lighthouse
Three Sisters of Nauset, Cape Cod National Seashore
57 min walk • The Three Sisters of Nauset are a trio of historic lighthouses off Cable Road in Eastham, Massachusetts. The original three brick towers fell into the sea due to erosion in 1890 and were replaced with wooden towers on brick foundations in 1892.
3.1 miSW
Beach
Cooks Brook, Eastham
80 min walk • Cooks Brook Beach is a Town of Eastham beach on the bay side of Cape Cod, in North Eastham, Massachusetts. It is located at the end of Steele Road, which is off Massasoit Road.