Punta Secreta
Punta Secreta is a cape in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Punta Secreta is situated nearby to the suburb Punta Carnero, as well as near the locality Cerro de la Horca.Places of Interest
Highlights include Punta Carnero Lighthouse and Fuerte de San García.
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés…
Torre del Fraile
Monument
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Torre del Fraile is one of a set of military watchtowers built around the South and East coast of Spain to keep an eye on passing shipping and Barbary pirates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and El Bujeo.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away.
El Bujeo
Hamlet
El Bujeo is a village in the municipality of Tarifa in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located about 9 miles southwest of Algeciras, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 11 kilometres away, and it lies between the villages of El Pelayo and El Cuartón.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Punta Secreta
Latitude
36.07072° or 36° 4′ 15″ northLongitude
-5.43139° or 5° 25′ 53″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8C8P3HC9+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 13925503373OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2510977
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Localities in the Area
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