Spanish Fort

Spanish Fort, also known as Old Spanish Fort, Fort St. Jean, and Fort St. John, is a historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana, formerly the site of a fort and later an amusement park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include City Park Golf Courses and Holy Cross School.

City Park Golf Courses

Golf course

The City Park Golf Courses consist of two 18-hole golf courses located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two courses, named the South Course and North Course, also include a driving range, an ancillary short-game facility, and two clubhouses. City Park Golf Courses is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Spanish Fort.

Holy Cross School

School

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Holy Cross School is a Catholic school serving grades pre-K through 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It was founded in 1849 by the Congregation of Holy Cross. Holy Cross School is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Spanish Fort.

Benjamin Franklin High School

School

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Benjamin Franklin High School is a charter high school and a magnet high school in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Commonly nicknamed "Franklin" or "Ben Franklin", the school was founded in 1957 as a school for gifted children. Benjamin Franklin High School is situated 1 mile east of Spanish Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milneburg and Lakeview and Lakeshore.

Milneburg

Suburb

Milneburg is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Gentilly District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Leon C.

Lakeview and Lakeshore

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Lakeview and Lakeshore are sections of New Orleans near and along Lake Pontchartrain. The old neighborhoods along the riverfront, like the French Quarter and Uptown are most popular with visitors.

Spanish Fort

Type: Ruins
Category: historic site
Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.02241° or 30° 1′ 21″ north

Longitude

-90.08325° or 90° 4′ 60″ west

Open location code

862F2WC8+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2394594785

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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