Fort Frederick
Fort Frederick is a fortification in Saint George's Parish in Grenada, constructed in 1779.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort in St. George’s, Grenada
- Also known as: “Fort Frederic”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Matthew and Richmond Hill Prison.
Fort Matthew
Fort Matthew is a fortification in Saint George Parish in Grenada. It was constructed between 1784 and 1790. The fort sits atop Richmond hill just like the neighbouring fort of Fort Frederick. Fort Matthew is situated 830 feet north of Fort Frederick.
Richmond Hill Prison
Prison
Richmond Hill Prison is a prison in Saint George's, the capital of Grenada. Known officially as His Majesty's Prison, it is run by the Ministry of National Security. Richmond Hill Prison is situated 1,200 feet west of Fort Frederick.
Grenada National Museum
Museum
Photo: Annelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Grenada National Museum is a museum in St. George's, Grenada. It is housed in a complex of several buildings, the oldest of which may have served as a French barracks from 1704. Grenada National Museum is situated 1 mile west of Fort Frederick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morne Jaloux and St. George’s.
Morne Jaloux
Village
Morne Jaloux is a town in Saint George Parish, Grenada. It is located at the southern end of the island. The area was owned by a man called Louis Cazot La Grenade who might have originally been from Martinique.
St. George’s
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St George's is the capital and largest town of Grenada in the Caribbean. It's within St George parish, which in 2019 had a population of 35,559, but that includes the tourist strip of Grand Anse, separately described.
Grand Anse
Grand Anse is the tourist centre of the island of Grenada, with a classic Caribbean vista of palm-lined beach. It's in the southwest of the island, just south of the capital St. George's, and stretches out to the airport.
Fort Frederick
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Saint George Parish, Grenada, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.04799° or 12° 2′ 53″ northLongitude
-61.7373° or 61° 44′ 14″ westElevation
705 feet (215 metres)Open location code
774W27X7+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 234434352OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Tatar—“Fort Frederick” goes by many names.
- French: “fort Frederick”
- French: “Fort Frederick”
- Tatar: “Фредерик кальгасы”
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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 Frederick”. Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.