Fort Redoubt
Fort Redoubt is a historic site in Florida, at a recorded elevation of 9 m. Sabine Sand Hills stands 4 m to the east-southeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hangar Bay One, a museum 0.5 miles away. PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY passes 8.1 miles off.
The story
Fort Barrancas (1839) or Fort San Carlos de Barrancas (from 1787) is a United States military fort and National Historic Landmark in the former Warrington area of Pensacola, Florida, located physically within Naval Air Station Pensacola, which was developed later around it. The hill-top fort, connected to a sea level water battery, overlooks Pensacola Bay. From 1839 to 1844, the historic Spanish fort on the hill was reconstructed and dramatically expanded in brick. The older, water battery downhill (Bateria de San Antonio, 1787) has been separately named as "Fort San Carlos". It is a remnant from the Spanish fortification, the wooden (Spanish: Fuerte) Fort San Carlos de Barrancas of the late 18th century. Between World War I and World War II, the fort was used as a Citizens' Military Training Camp. Due to changing requirements, the U.S. Army deactivated Fort Barrancas on April 15, 1947, following World War II. Designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL) in 1960, the fort was transferred to the control and administration of the National Park Service in 1971. After extensive restoration during 1971–1980, Fort Barrancas was opened to the public (see below: Timeline).
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Wikidata Q824960, joined on its National Register reference.
What the record says
- Built
- 1845
- Elevation
- 9 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the PENSACOLA BLUFFS HWY
- 13.5 mi off the Alabama's Coastal Connection, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Ski Beach: 0.9 mi
- Navy Point Park: 1.7 mi
- Traingle Park: 1.7 mi
- Dickinson Park: 2.4 mi
- Bill Dickson Park: 2.4 mi
- Battery Trueman: 1.7 mi
- Pier: 1.7 mi
- Battery Payne: 1.9 mi
- Ordnance Shop: 1.9 mi
- Battery Van Swearingen: 2.0 mi
- Hangar Bay One: 0.5 mi
- National Naval Aviation Museum: 0.6 mi
- Keeper's Quarters: 0.9 mi
- Post Admin Building: 1.8 mi
- Pensacola Museum of Art: 6.2 mi
- Mustin Beach: 0.9 mi
- San Carlos Beach: 1.0 mi
- Robertson Island: 2.3 mi
- Park West On-Leash Dog Beach: 7.3 mi
- Park East On-Leash Dog Beach: 13.6 mi
- Pride of Pensacola: 5.8 mi
- Archaeological Dig Site: 6.2 mi
- Historic Pensacola Village: 6.3 mi
- 1964 Rolls Royce Silver Cloud III: 7.2 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Perdido Key State Park: 11.2 mi
- Sugar Bowl Protected Area: 12.5 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 15.4 mi
- Perdido River Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Roman Columns: 16.0 mi
- Bamahenge: 16.2 mi
- Lady in the Lake: 16.5 mi
- Tyrannosaurus Sculpture: 16.5 mi
- Triceratops Sculpture: 16.6 mi
- Aragon Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Cremation Garden: 10.1 mi
- Community Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 19.3 mi
- Community Garden at Quintette Park: 20.8 mi
- Red Bluffs: 4.8 mi
- Magnolia Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Red Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Langdon Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
- Sabine Sand Hills: 8.6 mi
- Florida Welcome Center: 13.4 mi
- Muscogee: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Redoubt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Sand Hills | ESE 103° | 4 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:20 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:16 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:43 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–Jun.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pensacola Forest Sherman NAS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000263OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1164643731
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