Samois Tower
Samois Tower is a tower in Samois-sur-Seine, Arrondissement of Fontainebleau, Île-de-France. Access is restricted and requires permission. Samois Tower is situated nearby to the peak Rocher de Samois, as well as near the community center La Samoisienne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tower
- Description: former observation tower in the forest of Fontainebleau, in Seine-et-Marne, France
- Also known as: “Hébert Tower” and “tower of Samois”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine and Town hall of Samois-sur-Seine.
Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine
Cemetery
Photo: Rc1959, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cemetery of Samois-sur-Seine is situated 250 metres east of Samois Tower.
Town hall of Samois-sur-Seine
Town hall
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Town hall of Samois-sur-Seine is situated 580 metres east of Samois Tower.
Monument aux morts de Samois-sur-Seine
Memorial
Photo: Rc1959, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument aux morts de Samois-sur-Seine is a memorial, which is situated 350 metres east of Samois Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samois-sur-Seine and Héricy.
Samois-sur-Seine
Village
Photo: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samois-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located near Fontainebleau.
Héricy
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Héricy is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Valvins
Neighborhood
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Valvins is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km south of Samois Tower.
Samois Tower
- Categories: observation tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Samois-sur-Seine, Arrondissement of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.45151° or 48° 27′ 5″ northLongitude
2.74229° or 2° 44′ 32″ eastInception
1880Height
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8FW4FP2R+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 115284042OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q90065877
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Russian—“Samois Tower” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “turo de Samois”
- Esperanto: “turo de Samwo”
- French: “tour de l’Observatoire”
- French: “tour de Samois-sur-Seine”
- French: “tour de Samois”
- French: “Tour de Samois”
- French: “tour Hébert”
- Russian: “башня Самуа”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rocher de Samois and La Samoisienne.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Pavillon Magnier and Gymnase Samois.
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