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Some of our local favorites located nearby the Captains Quarters.
Coast Guard Beach
Beautiful Coast Guard Beach in Eastham is a spit attached to eroding glacial cliffs. A historic old Coast Guard Station stands watch over the top of the large dune overlooking the beach.
First Encounter Beach
One of the most interesting "firsts" on Cape Cod, (of which there have been many) is the place where the Pilgrims were first attacked by Indians on December 8, 1620.
Nauset Light Beach
This area is the first visible portion of the glacial scarp (cliff) that drains from east to west between Eastham and Truro. This is a good place to conduct studies on marine communications, (French cable operation and lighthouses) and coastal erosio
Cape Cod National Sea Shore
This area is the site of the discovery of a 4,000 year old Native American habitation exposed by shoreline retreat. It is also a good area to hike along the outer beach, and observe long-shore transport of sand (through wind and wave action), coastal
Salt Pond Visitor Center at Nauset Road and Route 6
Salt Pond Visitor Center is Cape Cod National Seashore's main visitor facility, with orientation movies, a bookstore, a museum, and restrooms.
Eastham Windmill
Originally constructed by Thomas Paine in Plymouth in 1680, and then moved to Eastham in 1793, this windmill is the oldest working historical windmill on Cape Cod, and is still occasionally used to grind corn.
Cape Cod Rail Trail
Running Right Along The Captains Quarters Property, the Cape Cod Rail Trail follows a former railroad right-of-way for 22 miles through the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet.
Nauset Bike Trail
Nauset Bike Trail starts at the National Seashore's Visitor Center and only two and one quarter miles later, ends at Coast Guard Beach.
Nauset Light
The historic Nauset Lighthouse in Eastham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, was rescued from the edge of a sixty-foot high eroding cliff in November 1996.
Three Sisters of Nauset
The name Nauset (or Nawsett) once applied to a large section of Cape Cod, about 15 miles in length, from Namskeket (now Brewster) to the vicinity of the present-day town of Truro.
Swift-Daley House
In 1859 the house was occupied by Nathaniel Swift, who with his brother Gustavus of North Eastham, soon moved to Chicago and founded the Swift meat packing empire.
Penniman House
Built in 1868 the two-and-one-half story house features a central hall plan with two rooms on each side. Rising from the center of the roof is an octagonal cupola with arched windows on all sides.
Fort Hill Trail
In addition to tremendous vistas, this trail offers a good workout and spectacular birding. Great blue herons sweep over the marsh and songbirds fill the air with their sweet voices.
Old School House Museum
The original and remaining one of three schoolhouses consolidated on the site in 1906, it served the town until 1936 when its last pupils moved to a newer building.
Old Cove Burial Ground
1904 - 1905 survey of Cove Burying Ground was published in "The Mayflower Descendant" Vol 8 1906 starting on page 1. This survey was done by Stanley Smith, Edward Whorf and John Willard.
 
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