Mactan Synoptic Station
Mactan Synoptic Station is an observatory in Lapu-Lapu, Metro Cebu, Central Visayas, Davao Region. Mactan Synoptic Station is situated nearby to the government office Visayas Pagasa Regional Services Division, as well as near Visayas Planetarium.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mactan–Cebu International Airport and Marcelo Fernan Bridge.
Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Airport terminal
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Mactan–Cebu International Airport is the main international airport serving Metro Cebu and is the main gateway to the Central Visayas region in the Philippines. Mactan–Cebu International Airport is situated 800 metres south of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Marcelo Fernan Bridge
Bridge
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The Marcelo Fernan Bridge, also known as the Second Cebu–Mactan Bridge and locally as the Second Bridge, is an extradosed cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu in the Philippines. Marcelo Fernan Bridge is situated 1½ km west of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base
Military installation
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Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base, originally known as Opon Airfield and later Mactan Air Base, is an active military airbase of the Philippine Air Force. It is located on the island of Mactan, Cebu, in the Visayas region of the Philippines. Mactan–Benito Ebuen Air Base is situated 1¼ km southwest of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Opao and Umapad.
Opao
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Opao is situated 2½ km west of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Umapad
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Umapad is situated 3 km northwest of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Looc
Suburb
Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people. Looc is situated 3½ km west of Mactan Synoptic Station.
Mactan Synoptic Station
- Type: Observatory
- Also known as: “Mactan Weather Station”
- Categories: commerce, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lapu-Lapu, Metro Cebu, Cebu Province, Central Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
10.32253° or 10° 19′ 21″ northLongitude
123.98038° or 123° 58′ 49″ eastInception
1972Operator
PAGASAOpen location code
7Q258XFJ+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 1166089285OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=commercialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=observatory
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