Fort Amherst, St. John's (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fort Amherst is a small community within St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located at 473348.96N 524049.60W / 47.5636N 52.680444W / 47.5636; -52.680444Coordinates: 473348.96N 524049.60W / 47.5636N 52.680444W / 47.5636; -52.680444, on the southern side of The Narrows, the entrance to St. John's harbour. Apart from some family dwellings, Fort Amherst consists of a man-made harbour, a lighthouse and the remains of gun emplacements built during World War II to defend against German U-boats.Fort Amherst, showing the lighthouse and WWII fortifications, as seen fron Signal Hill.