Fort Davis
Fort William D. Davis is a former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, Panama. It was transferred to Panama in 1995.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, Panama
- Also known as: “Fort Davis, Panama”, “Jose Dominador Bazán residential area”, “Resedencial Bazán”, “Resedencial Bazán (Fort Davis)”, and “Resedencial José Denominador Bazán”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Atlantic Bridge and Atlantic Entrance Range Middle Lighthouse.
Atlantic Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Garcia.dennis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Atlantic Bridge is a road bridge in Colón, Panama spanning the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Completed in 2019, it is the third bridge over the canal after the Bridge of the Americas and the Centennial Bridge, both on the Pacific side of the canal.
Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Gatún Northbound Rear Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southwest of Fort Davis.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gatún and Fort Gulick.
Gatún
Village
Photo: Cz ferenc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gatun is a small town on the Atlantic Side of the Panama Canal, located south of the city of Colón at the point in which Gatun Lake meets the channel to the Caribbean Sea.
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 4½ km northeast of Fort Davis.
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.
Fort Davis
- Categories: military base, residential area, and locality
- Location: Corregimiento Cristóbal, Colón District, Colon, Panama, Central America, North America
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Latitude
9.28889° or 9° 17′ 20″ northLongitude
-79.90743° or 79° 54′ 27″ westOpen location code
67X273QV+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 5867099741OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q5471018
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In Other Languages
“Fort Davis” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “戴維斯堡”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Police Officers School Dr. Justo Arosemena and Cuartel de Policía.
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