Buffadero Training Centre

Buffadero Training Centre is a military training area in Gibraltar. Buffadero Training Centre is situated nearby to the military installation Windmill Hill Signal Station, as well as near the forest Jacob’s Ladder (Gibraltar Nature Reserve).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque and Gorham’s Cave.

Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Atiemann, Public domain.

The Ibrahim-al-Ibrahim Mosque, also known as the King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Mosque or the Mosque of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, is an Islamic mosque located at Europa Point in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, a peninsula connected to southern Spain. Ibrahim-Al-Ibrahim Mosque is situated 370 metres south of Buffadero Training Centre.

Gorham’s Cave

Cave

Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.

Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… Gorham’s Cave is situated 670 metres northeast of Buffadero Training Centre.

Edward VII Battery

Fort

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Edward VII Battery was an artillery battery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Edward VII Battery is situated 180 metres northwest of Buffadero Training Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windmill Hill and South Mole.

Windmill Hill

Locality

Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.

South Mole

Locality

Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.

The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. South Mole is situated 2½ km northwest of Buffadero Training Centre.

Coaling Island

Locality

Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones. Coaling Island is situated 2½ km northwest of Buffadero Training Centre.

Buffadero Training Centre

Latitude

36.1153° or 36° 6′ 55″ north

Longitude

-5.34592° or 5° 20′ 45″ west

Open location code

8C8P4M83+4J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 557824669

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

military=training_area

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