Hood Point
Hood Point is a point in Buffalo City, Eastern Cape. Hood Point is situated nearby to the suburb West Bank, as well as near the locality Buffalo Harbor.Places of Interest
Highlights include East London Lighthouse and West Bank High School.
East London Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hood Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895. It is 19 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower.
West Bank High School
School
West Bank High School is a co-educational facility located in East London, South Africa. The school has a Preparatory school, a Primary School and a High School.
Potters Pass Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Potters Pass Nature Reserve is a coastal reserve in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape. The reserve lies beside the Hood Point Lighthouse and the West Bank Golf Course.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East London and Quigney.
East London
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port.
Quigney
Suburb
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa. It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883. Quigney is situated 3 km north of Hood Point.
Hood Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Buffalo City, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.04231° or 33° 2′ 32″ southLongitude
27.90364° or 27° 54′ 13″ eastElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
4GR9XW53+3FGeoNames ID
995669
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