Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill is a hill in the northern part of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. It is the 71st-highest hill of Hong Kong and is 457m tall. Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 建園春秋, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 457 metres
- Description: hill of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Bijia Shan”, “Pat Ka Shan”, “大火山”, and “煙燉山”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beacon Hill Tunnel and Hong Kong China Temple.
Beacon Hill Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Raphaelmak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon Hill Tunnel is a railway tunnel in Hong Kong on the original Kowloon–Canton Railway, linking Kowloon Tong to its immediate south and Sha Tin to its north.
Hong Kong China Temple
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Hong Kong China Temple, formerly the Hong Kong Temple, is the 48th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 3, 1992, by Gordon B.
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Hong Kong Baptist Hospital is a private Baptist hospital based in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is affiliated with the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sheung Keng Hau and Shek Kip Mei Estate.
Sheung Keng Hau
Village
Photo: Millevache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sheung Keng Hau is a village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.
Shek Kip Mei Estate
Suburb
Shek Kip Mei Estate is the first public housing estate in Hong Kong. It is located in Sham Shui Po and is under the management of the Hong Kong Housing Authority.
Kowloon Tong
Suburb
Kowloon Tong is an affluent area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. Its exact location is south of the Lion Rock, north of Boundary Street, east of the East Rail line and west of Grampian Road.
Beacon Hill
- Categories: hill and landform
- Location: Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.34975° or 22° 20′ 59″ northLongitude
114.17039° or 114° 10′ 13″ eastElevation
457 metres (1,499 feet)Open location code
7PJP85XC+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 5437296836OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Beacon Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beacon Hill (bukid sa Hong Kong)”
- Cebuano: “Beacon Hill”
- Chinese: “煙墩山”
- Chinese: “燕檀山”
- Chinese: “畢架山”
- Chinese: “畢架山住宅區”
- Chinese: “筆架山”
- Dutch: “Beacon Hill”
- Swedish: “Beacon Hill (berg i Hongkong)”
- Swedish: “Beacon Hill”
- Wu Chinese: “笔架山”
- Yue Chinese: “煙墩山”
- Yue Chinese: “畢架山”
- Yue Chinese: “筆架山”
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