Fort Sherman

Fort Sherman is a former United States Army base in , located on Toro Point at the Caribbean end of the , on the western bank of the Canal directly opposite .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: former US Army base in Panama
  • Also known as: “Fuerte Sherman”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Toro Point Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colon and Fort Davis.

Photo: Luis8ortega, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Colón is a city in . 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.

Hamlet
Fort William D. Davis is a former U.S. Army fort near Gatun, . The fort was built from 1919 to help garrison the Panama Canal Zone and was first occupied the following year. is situated 10 km southeast of Fort Sherman.

Fort Sherman

Latitude
9.36492° or 9° 21′ 54″ north
Longitude
-79.95247° or 79° 57′ 9″ west
Open location code
67X2927X+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6762360574
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q5472030
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Satellite Map

Discover Fort Sherman from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Sherman” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fort Sherman”
  • Chinese: “謝爾曼堡”
  • Italian: “forte Sherman”
  • Japanese: “フエルテ・スエルマン”
  • Japanese: “フエルテ・スエルマン空港”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Sherman”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as ZONA SEGURA and FLN BASE.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Base Aeronaval Cristóbal Colón and Sherman Airport.

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