Fort Oscar

Fort Oscar is an 18th century military fort in Gustavia, the capital of Saint Barthélemy. It sits at an elevation of 136 feet, overlooking the Gustavia harbor.

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hôtel de la Collectivité and St. Jean Airport.

Hôtel de la Collectivité

Government office

Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.

Hôtel de la Collectivité is a government office, which is situated 150 metres northeast of Fort Oscar.

Gustaf III Airport, also known as Saint Barthélemy Airport, Rémy de Haenen Airport, sometimes as St. Jean Airport, is a public use airport located in the village of St. Jean on the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy.

Maison Dinzey de Gustavia

Historic building

Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Maison Dinzey de Gustavia is a historic building, which is situated 390 metres southeast of Fort Oscar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Pointe and Gustavia.

La Pointe

Neighborhood

Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.

La Pointe is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the western part of the island at the end of Gustavia.

Gustavia

Photo: MARELBU, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gustavia is the main town and capital of the island of Saint Barthélemy. Originally called Le Carénage, it was renamed in honor of King Gustav III of Sweden.

Col de la Tourmente

Neighborhood

Col de la Tourmente is a quartier of Saint Barthélemy in the Caribbean. It is located in the western part of the island.

Fort Oscar

Type: Fort
Description: 18th century military base in Saint Barthélemy
Categories: military base, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saint-Barthélemy, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

17.89722° or 17° 53′ 50″ north

Longitude

-62.85345° or 62° 51′ 12″ west

Elevation

7 metres (23 feet)

Open location code

779VV4WW+VJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 399498051

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

GeoNames ID

3578729

Wikidata ID

Q124134854

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Fort Oscar” goes by many names.

French: “Fort Octave”
French: “fort Oscar”
French: “Fort Oscar”
Spanish: “Fort Oscar”
Spanish: “Fuerte Oscar”
Swedish: “Fort Oscar”

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