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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gustaf III Airport and Maison Dinzey de Gustavia.
Gustaf III Airport
Aerodrome
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.
Maison du Gouverneur (Saint-Barthélemy)
Historic building
Photo: William Ellison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison du Gouverneur (Saint-Barthélemy) is a historic building, which is situated 450 metres east 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
17.89722° or 17° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
-62.85345° or 62° 51′ 12″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
779VV4WW+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 399498051OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
3578729Wikidata 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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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort Oscar”. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.