Bastión de Santa Elena
Bastión de Santa Elena is a fort in San Juan, Northern Coast. Bastión de Santa Elena is situated nearby to the ruins Cuerpo de Guardia del Bastión Santa Elena, as well as near Polvorín de Santa Elena.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort San Felipe del Morro and Castillo del Morro Lighthouse.
Fort San Felipe del Morro
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Castillo San Felipe del Morro, most commonly known as El Morro, is a large fortress and citadel in the Old San Juan historic quarter of San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico. Fort San Felipe del Morro is situated 310 metres north of Bastión de Santa Elena.
Castillo del Morro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Faro del Castillo San Felipe del Morro, also known as Puerto San Juan Light, and most commonly referred to as Faro del Morro, is a lighthouse atop the walls of Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Old San Juan. Castillo del Morro Lighthouse is situated 330 metres north of Bastión de Santa Elena.
Museo de las Américas
Museum
Museo de las Américas is a multidisciplinary museum in San Juan, Puerto Rico dedicated to the arts, folklore, architecture and broader history of the Americas. Museo de las Américas is situated 370 metres east of Bastión de Santa Elena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Juan and La Perla.
San Juan
Quarter
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Old San Juan is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Catedral, Marina, Mercado, San Cristóbal, and San Francisco sub-barrios of barrio San Juan Antiguo in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
La Perla
Neighborhood
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La Perla is a historic neighborhood located in the northern historic city of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, stretching about 650 yards along the rocky Atlantic coast immediately east of the Santa Maria Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery and down the slope from Calle Norzagaray.
Cataño
Photo: Jeff Hitchcock, CC BY 2.0.
Cataño is a small municipality and town in the Northern Coast region of Puerto Rico, across from Old San Juan in the Bay of San Juan.
Bastión de Santa Elena
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: San Juan, Northern Coast, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
18.46809° or 18° 28′ 5″ northLongitude
-66.12356° or 66° 7′ 25″ westOpen location code
77CMFV9G+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1024680662OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuerpo de Guardia del Bastión Santa Elena and Polvorín de Santa Elena.
Nearby Places
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