Ancla

Ancla is a monument in El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia. Ancla is situated nearby to the security checkpoint Control de Fuentebravía, as well as near the church Capilla de la Sagrada Familia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Naval Station Rota and Playa de Santa Catalina.

Naval Station Rota

Military installation

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Naval Station Rota, also known as NAVSTA Rota, is a Spanish naval base, that is jointly used by the Spanish Navy and the United States Navy. Located in Rota in the Province of Cádiz, NAVSTA Rota is the largest American military community in Spain, housing U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps personnel. Naval Station Rota is situated 4 km west of Ancla.

Playa de Santa Catalina

Beach

Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Playa de Santa Catalina is a beach.

Playa de La Calita

Beach

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Playa de La Calita is a beach, which is situated 3½ km south of Ancla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rota and Cádiz.

Rota

Town

Photo: AMRD, Public domain.

Rota is a municipality and town in the Province of Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain. Its surface area is 84 km. It belongs to two associations, the Association of Municipalities of Cádiz Bay along with the municipalities of Cádiz, Jerez de la Frontera, El Puerto… Rota is situated 7 km west of Ancla.

Cádiz

Photo: Tango7174, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cadiz is the capital of the Cadiz Province in the Andalucia. Cádiz is, in most respects, a typically Andalusian city with a wealth of attractive vistas and well-preserved historical landmarks.

Ancla

Type: Monument
Category: historic site
Location: El Puerto de Santa María, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

36.61426° or 36° 36′ 51″ north

Longitude

-6.28253° or 6° 16′ 57″ west

Open location code

8C8MJP78+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11152551393

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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