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Forte Stella

Forte Stella from directly overhead

Forte Stella is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Il Telegrafo stands 635 m to the west, 1.5 miles off.

The story

fort in Porto Ercole, Monte Argentario, Italy

Dates from 1999.

Wikidata Q3748639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1558

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates42.38484, 11.19878

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Poggio delle Bicche: 0.4 mi
  • Poggio delle Forche: 0.5 mi
  • Monte Filippo: 0.9 mi
  • Poggio Mandrioli: 1.2 mi
  • Poggio del Cane: 1.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
Beaches: 47
  • Spiaggia Lunga: 0.2 mi
  • Spiaggia Lunga: 0.2 mi
  • Le Pilette: 0.3 mi
  • Le Suore: 0.4 mi
  • Le Suore: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 16
Springs: 5
  • Fonte del Romito: 2.3 mi
  • I Bagnacci: 11.7 mi
  • Fonte del Manganese: 13.3 mi
  • Fonte del Tiburzi: 20.1 mi
  • Fonte Buia: 24.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Canne d'organo: 0.9 mi
  • Parete di arrampicata del Gendarme: 0.9 mi
Parks: 2
  • Parco delle Crociere: 4.0 mi
  • Parco giochi comunale: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Gardens: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • La pozza: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Forte Stella. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Il TelegrafoW 277°635 m1.5 mi
Poggio CanaloniW 260°593 m1.6 mi
Poggio del CaneW 268°563 m1.4 mi
Poggio BellavistaWNW 300°545 m2.1 mi
Poggio TondoWNW 302°533 m2.4 mi
Poggio BaroneWNW 294°460 m2.7 mi
Crino BufalaWSW 252°422 m2.0 mi
Poggio CoventaccioNW 314°402 m1.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:2017:5018:27
June solstice05:3920:1420:56
September equinox07:0318:3819:15
December solstice07:4216:0116:46

Local time (Europe/Rome).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1391396751

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