Guarda Civil
Guarda Civil is a military installation in Agaete, Las Palmas. Guarda Civil is situated nearby to the stadium Estadio Municipal ‘Alcalde Andrés Rodríguez Martín’, as well as near the museum Parque Arqueológico del Maipés de Arriba.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Iglesia de la Concepción and God’s Finger rock formation.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 630 metres west of Guarda Civil.
God’s Finger rock formation
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 1¼ km west of Guarda Civil.
Caves of the Crosses
Cave
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caves of the Crosses is situated 2½ km northeast of Guarda Civil.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.
Puerto de las Nieves
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Fontanales
Hamlet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontanales is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km southeast of Guarda Civil.
Guarda Civil
- Type: Military installation
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.09871° or 28° 5′ 55″ northLongitude
-15.69474° or 15° 41′ 41″ westOpen location code
7CW638X4+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1144096015OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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