The Tower of Hercules is the oldest known extant Roman lighthouse. Built in the 1st century, the tower is located on a peninsula about 2.4 km from the center of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain. Tower of Hercules is situated 130 metres southeast of Rose Compass.

Aquarium Finisterrae

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Aquarium Finisterrae is an aquarium located in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It is an interactive centre of the sciences of marine biology and oceanography. Aquarium Finisterrae is situated 350 metres southwest of Rose Compass.

Beach of As Lapas

Beach

Photo: Imxavitooh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Beach of As Lapas is situated 350 metres southeast of Rose Compass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Monte Alto and San Roque de Fóra.

Monte Alto

Suburb

Photo: Jenócrates, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Monte Alto is a suburb.

San Roque de Fóra

Neighborhood

Photo: Jose Luis Cernadas Iglesias, CC BY 2.0.

San Roque de Fóra is a neighborhood.

A Pescaría

Suburb

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

A Pescaría is a suburb.

Rose Compass

Categories: sculpture, compass rose, toposcope, building, and tourism
Location: A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

43.3867° or 43° 23′ 12″ north

Longitude

-8.40773° or 8° 24′ 28″ west

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Inception

1994

Open location code

8CMH9HPR+MW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255925162

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=compass_rose

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=installation

GeoNames ID

10281500

Wikidata ID

Q24023843

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rose Compass” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Rose Compass”
French: “Rose des Vents”
Galician: “Rosa dos Ventos”
German: “Rose Compass”
Spanish: “Rosa de los vientos”
Spanish: “Rosa de los Vientos”
Swedish: “Rose Compass”

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