Fort Santa Cruz (Site)
Guam /
Santa Rita /
Apra Harbor /
World
/ Guam
/ Santa Rita
/ Apra Harbor
World / Guam
military, place with historical importance, fort, historical layer / disappeared object
The USS Charleston fired 13 rounds at the abandoned Spanish fort on June 20, 1898. The American flag was raised here, claiming Guam as a US territory, at 10:30 AM on February 1, 1899.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_Guam
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 13°26'25"N 144°39'42"E
- Guam - Joint Region Marianas - Ordnance Annex 4.5 km
- Naval Base Guam 4.8 km
- US Naval Communication Station, Barrigada 19 km
- Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station Guam 26 km
- Northwest Field (site) 29 km
- Andersen Air Force Base (IATA: UAM, ICAO: PGUA) 31 km
- Northwest Field Munitions Storage Area 31 km
- Former USAAF North Field Airbase 212 km
- Wreck of USS Oklahoma City (CL-91/CLG-5/CG-5) 427 km
- Crash site of the submarine USS San Francisco, SSN 711 682 km
- Pacific Dry-Dock & Integrated Maintenance Ship Repair Facility (PACDIM) 0.1 km
- Lockwood Terrace 1.4 km
- Western Shoals 1.5 km
- San Luis Beach 1.6 km
- Breakbulk Cargo Area 2.5 km
- Orote Point Quarry 2.7 km
- Glass Breakwater 2.9 km
- Turtle Island 3.3 km
- Surfspot "Magundis" 3.7 km
- Guam 14 km