House of Taga
The House of Taga is an archeological site located near San Jose Village, on the island of Tinian, United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, in the Marianas Archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: archeological site
- Also known as: “House of Taga - Latte Stones” and “US National Register of Historic Places”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tinian International Airport and West Field.
Tinian International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Tinian International Airport, also known as West Tinian Airport, is a public airport located on Tinian Island in the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Tinian International Airport is situated 2 miles north of House of Taga.
West Field
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
West Field is a former World War II airfield on Tinian in the Mariana Islands. Today, West Field is used as the civilian Tinian International Airport. West Field at Tinian Naval Base was a base for Twentieth Air Force B-29 Superfortress operations against the Japanese Home Islands in 1944–45 and the base for the B-29 Superfortress 58th Bombardment Wing. West Field is situated 2½ miles north of House of Taga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Jose.
San Jose
Town
San Jose is the largest village on the island of Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands. It is located on the south coast of the island, close to the island's main harbor and three beaches: Kammer Beach, Taga Beach, and Tachogña Beach.
House of Taga
- Categories: archaeological site and tourism
- Location: Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
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Latitude
14.96696° or 14° 58′ 1″ northLongitude
145.62218° or 145° 37′ 20″ eastElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
7R67XJ8C+QVOpenStreetMap ID
node 4933527031OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Spanish—“House of Taga” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Casa di Taga”
- Spanish: “Casa Taga”
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