West Breakwater Light

West Breakwater Light is a lighthouse in Corregimiento Cristóbal, Colón District. West Breakwater Light is situated nearby to the hamlet Fort Sherman.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Colón and Edificio de oficinas de la compañía del Ferrocarril.

Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Colón

Church

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The Immaculate Conception Cathedral or Cathedral of Colón and more formally called the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church, and located in the city of Colón to the north of Panama. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Colón is situated 3½ km southeast of West Breakwater Light.

Edificio de oficinas de la compañía del Ferrocarril

Historic building

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Edificio de oficinas de la compañía del Ferrocarril is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km southeast of West Breakwater Light.

Toro Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Toro Point Lighthouse is situated 3½ km southwest of West Breakwater Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Sherman and Colon.

Fort Sherman

Hamlet

Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in Panama, located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal, on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite Colón. Fort Sherman is situated 4 km southwest of West Breakwater Light.

Colon

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Colón is a city in Central Panama. It's the Caribbean end of the Panama Canal. The town is in poor condition and notorious for its high crime rate, but it is worth driving around to look at the culture, people and architecture.

Fort Gulick

Hamlet

Fort Gulick was a United States Army base in the former Panama Canal Zone located on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal near Fort Davis, on Gatun Lake. Fort Gulick is situated 10 km southeast of West Breakwater Light.

West Breakwater Light

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Corregimiento Cristóbal, Colón District, Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude

9.38835° or 9° 23′ 18″ north

Longitude

-79.92233° or 79° 55′ 20″ west

Open location code

67X293QH+83

GeoNames ID

12036179

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