Fort Pitt

Fort Pitt was a fort built by British forces between 1759 and 1761 during the French and Indian War at the confluence of the Monongahela and rivers, where the Ohio River is formed in western .
fortpittblockhouse.com
Wikipedia
Photo: GrapedApe, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: fort
  • Description: fort that was built at the Forks of the Ohio
  • Also known as: “Fort Pittsburgh” and “皮特堡 (賓夕法尼亞州)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort Pitt Block House and Point State Park.

Historic building
Photo: Kevin Myers, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic building in in the city of .

Park
Photo: John, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Pennsylvania state park which…

Museum
Photo: Photojunkie, Public domain.
is an indoor/outdoor museum that…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Pittsburgh and Allegheny West.

Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown is the main business district and urban center of life in the city.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ainulindale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, 's .

Neighborhood
Photo: Leepaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community within the larger…

Fort Pitt

Latitude
40.44118° or 40° 26′ 28″ north
Longitude
-80.00978° or 80° 0′ 35″ west
Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)
Open location code
86GXCXRR+F3
Geo­Names ID
5190078
Wiki­data ID
Q209377
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Fort Pitt” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حصن بيت (بنسيلفانيا)”
  • Chinese: “皮特堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Pitt”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بيت”
  • French: “fort Pitt”
  • French: “Fort Pitt”
  • Italian: “Fort Pitt (Pennsylvania)”
  • Italian: “Fort Pitt”
  • Japanese: “ピット砦”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Fort Pitt”
  • Russian: “Форт Питт (Пенсильвания)”
  • Russian: “Форт Питт”
  • Slovenian: “Fort Pitt”
  • Swedish: “Fort Pitt”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ پٹ (پنسلوانیا)”
  • Urdu: “فورٹ پٹ”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Fort Pitt”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: North Shore and Mount Washington.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Interchange 6B and Gateway Center Station.

Pittsburgh: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.