Fort Point Hindu Temple

Fort Point Hindu Temple is a Hindu temple in Daerah Timur Laut, Penang. Fort Point Hindu Temple is situated nearby to Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse, as well as near the military installation Royal Malaysian Navy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse and Penang State Assembly Building.

Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

The Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Fort Cornwallis, George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is currently under the management of the Maritime Authority of Malaysia.

Penang State Assembly Building

Government office

Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY 2.5.

The Penang State Assembly Building is the home of the Penang State Legislative Assembly. It is located at Light Street in the city of George Town in Penang, Malaysia, within the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Penang State Assembly Building is situated 270 metres southwest of Fort Point Hindu Temple.

Esplanade Grounds

Park

Photo: Vnonymous, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Esplanade is a seafront city square in the heart of George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. It covers the field adjacent to Fort Cornwallis, known locally as the Padang, and the seaside promenade along the edge of the field. Esplanade Grounds is situated 280 metres west of Fort Point Hindu Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.

George Town

Photo: Gp song, CC BY-SA 3.0.

George Town is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Penang. It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.

Sungai Pinang

Quarter

Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sungai Pinang is a residential neighbourhood within the downtown core of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. The neighbourhood lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan Sungai Pinang to the south. Sungai Pinang is situated 3 km southwest of Fort Point Hindu Temple.

Butterworth

Photo: arches, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Butterworth is the main town on the mainland side of Penang state in Malaysia. It was named after William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements from 1843-1855.

Fort Point Hindu Temple

Type: Hindu temple
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Daerah Timur Laut, Penang, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

5.42115° or 5° 25′ 16″ north

Longitude

100.34468° or 100° 20′ 41″ east

Open location code

6PQ2C8CV+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 589805668

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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