Castle Point Lighthouse, located near the village of Castlepoint in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is the North Island's tallest lighthouse standing 52 metres above sea level and is one of only two left in New Zealand still lit by the original rotating fresnel lens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castlepoint.

Castlepoint

Village

Castlepoint is a small beachside settlement on the Wairarapa coast of the Wellington Region of New Zealand. It is home to a lighthouse which stands near the top of the northern end of a reef.

Castle Point

Latitude

-40.90038° or 40° 54′ 1″ south

Longitude

176.23137° or 176° 13′ 53″ east

Open location code

4VFR36XJ+RG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9307563843

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

2192523

Wikidata ID

Q32154770

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Cebuano: “Castle Point”

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