Punta del Timoncillo
Punta del Timoncillo is a locality in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Punta del Timoncillo is situated nearby to the locality Punta Carnero, as well as near Punta de las Azofeas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Punta Carnero Lighthouse and Fuerte de San García.
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés… Fuerte de San García is situated 2½ km north of Punta del Timoncillo.
Parque del Centenario
Park
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parque del Centenario is a park located in Algeciras. It was established in 2007 thanks to the collaboration between the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras and City Hall to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Algeciras Conference. Parque del Centenario is situated 3 km north of Punta del Timoncillo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and South Mole.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 7 km west of Punta del Timoncillo.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. South Mole is situated 8 km northeast of Punta del Timoncillo.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Windmill Hill is situated 8 km northeast of Punta del Timoncillo.
Punta del Timoncillo
Latitude
36.08281° or 36° 4′ 58″ northLongitude
-5.42653° or 5° 25′ 36″ westOpen location code
8C8P3HMF+49OpenStreetMap ID
node 4585020231OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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