El Castillo de Monterey

El Castillo de Monterey (HM16VM)

Location: Monterey, CA 93944 Monterey County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 36.365', W 121° 53.748'

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Site of a Spanish fort constructed in 1792 to protect the port and presidio of Monterey from invaders. This is one of only three such forts constructed by the Spanish in California.
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HM NumberHM16VM
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Placed ByMonterey History & Art Association
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Date Added Friday, September 19th, 2014 at 5:44pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 598753 N 4051742
Decimal Degrees36.60608333, -121.89580000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 36.365', W 121° 53.748'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 36' 21.90" N, 121° 53' 44.88" W
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Area Code(s)831
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10 Corporal Ewing Rd, Monterey CA 93944, US
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