Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic masonry fort located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, about 40 miles upriver from its mouth in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, just opposite Fort Jackson on the other side of the river.
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- …lies at an elevation of -3 feet (-1 metres)
- Description: Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
- Also known as“Fort Saint Philip Gas Field”“Spanish XVIII century fort”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Jackson and Buras.
Fort Jackson
Hamlet
Fort Jackson is a historic masonry fort located… Fort Jackson is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fort St. Philip.
Buras
Village
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Buras is a census-designated place in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. Buras is situated 3 miles southwest of Fort St. Philip.
Fort St. Philip
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Latitude
29.37244° or 29° 22′ 21″ north
Longitude
-89.47589° or 89° 28′ 33″ west
Open location code
76XG9GCF+XJ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Fort St. Philip” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن سانت فيليب”
- Chinese: “菲利普堡”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانت فيليب”
- Japanese: “セントフィリップ砦”
- Russian: “Форт Сент-Филип”
- Spanish: “Fort Saint Phillip (Louisiana)”
- Spanish: “Fort Saint Phillip (Luisiana)”
- Spanish: “Fort Saint Phillip”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Felipe de Luisiana”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Felipe de Placaminas”
- Spanish: “Fuerte San Felipe de Placaminas”
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Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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