El Cerro Light
El Cerro Light is a lighthouse in Municipio A, Montevideo Department. El Cerro Light is situated nearby to the museum Fortaleza del Cerro, as well as near the lighthouse Faro Cerro de Montevideo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fortaleza del Cerro and Cerro de Montevideo.
Fortaleza del Cerro
Museum
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The Fortaleza del Cerro, also known as Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress situated in Montevideo, Uruguay overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the west of Villa del Cerro.
Cerro de Montevideo
Peak
Photo: Tano4595, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerro de Montevideo is a hill overlooking the namesake capital city of Uruguay. It constitutes an isolated landform, it is part of no mountain range. Its notable fortress on top overlooks the Bay of Montevideo, a natural harbour on the coast of the River Plate.
Faro Cerro de Montevideo
Lighthouse
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Faro Cerro de Montevideo is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villa del Cerro and Casabó.
Villa del Cerro
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa del Cerro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after Montevideo Hill.
El Tobogán
Neighborhood
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Tobogán is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of El Cerro Light.
El Cerro Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Municipio A, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.88844° or 34° 53′ 18″ southLongitude
-56.2599° or 56° 15′ 36″ westElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
48Q54P6R+J2GeoNames ID
11979441
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