Colón
Colón is a triangulation station in Cristóbal Este, Colón District. Colón is situated nearby to the town Cativá, as well as near the hamlet Fort Gulick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula and Manzanillo International Terminal.
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula
Stadium
Photo: jacf18, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Estadio Roberto Mariano Bula is a stadium, which is situated 3 km west of Colón.
Manzanillo International Terminal
Manzanillo International Terminal is located east of the Atlantic opening of the Panama Canal on Manzanillo Bay, Colón Province, Panama. MIT is a distribution center for cargo destined for cities within Panama and nearby countries in Central America and the Caribbean. Manzanillo International Terminal is situated 1½ km northwest of Colón.Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Colón
Church
Photo: Dayarit Sue, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 4 km west of Colón.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colon and Cativá.
Colon
Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Cativá
Town
Cativá is a corregimiento in Colón District, Colón Province, Panama, with a population of 34,558 as of 2010. Its population as of 1990 was 19,101; its population as of 2000 was 26,621. Cativá is situated 4 km east of Colón.
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 5 km south of Colón.
Colón
- Type: Triangulation station
- Also known as: “Colon”
- Location: Cristóbal Este, Colón District, Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.35648° or 9° 21′ 23″ northLongitude
-79.86906° or 79° 52′ 9″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
67X2944J+H9GeoNames ID
12245104
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Colón” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Colón”
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