Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
A concrete fortress built by the United States on a small rock at the mouth of Manila Bay, shaped like a battleship and nicknamed the Concrete Battleship. Its walls are up to 11 metres thick and it carried heavy guns in turrets. It is a ruin that is seen from the water.
- Where
- Corregidor, Calabarzon, Philippines
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.3051, 120.6303
Get the Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Drum (El Fraile Island). It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Calabarzon volume with your photos and a note.
Near Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
Corregidor Island 11 km
A tadpole shaped island at the entrance to Manila Bay, fortified by Spain and the United States and fought over in the Second World War. Visitors take a ferry from Manila to see the Malinta Tunnel, ruined barracks, gun batteries and the Pacific War Memorial.
Star City 47 km
An amusement park of 35,000 square metres in Pasay, on reclaimed land in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex beside Manila Bay. It is owned by Star Parks Corporation, a subsidiary of Elizalde Holdings.
Manila Ocean Park 48 km
An oceanarium in Manila, tucked behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park on the edge of Manila Bay. It has marine life displays and an underwater tunnel, and it is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc., a Singapore registered firm.
Metropolitan Museum of Manila 48 km
A non profit art museum in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, that shows local and international contemporary art. It calls itself the premier museum for modern and contemporary art in the Philippines, and it is also known simply as the M.
Rizal Park 48 km
A large public park beside Manila Bay, also called Luneta, built around the monument to national hero José Rizal, who was executed on this ground in 1896. It has gardens, fountains, a Chinese and a Japanese garden, and a changing of the guard at the monument.
Fort Santiago 49 km
A citadel built in 1571 by the Spanish governor Miguel López de Legazpi for the newly founded city of Manila. It stands at the mouth of the Pasig River inside Intramuros, and the national hero José Rizal was held here before his execution in 1896.
San Agustin Church 49 km
A stone church inside Intramuros, completed in 1607 and the oldest church in the Philippines still standing. It survived earthquakes and the destruction of Manila in 1945. Its painted ceiling and carved doors are well known, and it is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Manila Cathedral 49 km
The seat of the Archbishop of Manila, a Romanesque church at Plaza de Roma inside Intramuros. The present building was finished in 1958, after the earlier cathedrals were wrecked by earthquakes and by the war in 1945. Its stained glass windows and bronze doors are its main features.
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Questions
Where is Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)?
Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) is in Corregidor, Calabarzon, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Corregidor Island (11 km), Star City (47 km), Manila Ocean Park (48 km).
How do I get the Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Calabarzon volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Calabarzon volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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