Battery Van Swearingen
Battery Van Swearingen is a fort in Escambia, Florida. Battery Van Swearingen is situated nearby to the fort Battery Servier, as well as near Battery Payne.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Pickens and Pensacola Light.
Fort Pickens
Museum
Photo: Notneb82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Pickens is a historic pentagonal United States military fort on Santa Rosa Island in the Pensacola, Florida, area. It is named after American Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens. Fort Pickens is situated 1,500 feet east of Battery Van Swearingen.
Pensacola Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Pensacola Light is a lighthouse at Pensacola Bay, in Florida. It is the third iteration of what was originally a lightship, the Aurora Borealis, and remains an aid to navigation. Pensacola Light is situated 1½ miles northwest of Battery Van Swearingen.
USS Massachusetts
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
USS Massachusetts was an Indiana-class, pre-dreadnought battleship and the second United States Navy ship comparable to foreign battleships of its time. USS Massachusetts is situated 2½ miles southwest of Battery Van Swearingen.
Battery Van Swearingen
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Escambia, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
30.32735° or 30° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
-87.29525° or 87° 17′ 43″ westInception
1898Open location code
862J8PG3+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 335229901OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Battery Servier and Battery Payne.
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