Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement de Calais
Calais

Calais Light

Calais Lighthouse is located in in . The Lighthouse is located in the residential streets near the Port of Calais and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to ships and ferries using the Straits of Dover.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Pas-de-Calais, France
  • Also known as: “Calais Lighthouse” and “Phare de Calais”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tour du Guet and Église Notre-Dame de Calais.

Public building
Photo: Stefi123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a 13th-century watchtower in , , northern . Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons. is situated 390 metres southwest of Calais Light.

Church
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame is a Roman Catholic located on Rue de la Paix, in , department of , in northern . It dates from the 12th century, and chiefly from the 14th century. is situated 350 metres south of Calais Light.

Railway station
Photo: Bodoklecksel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a railway station in the city centre of , France. is situated 1 km south of Calais Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Calais.

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city of 73,000 people in the region of . It is the closest point on the European mainland to ; lies across the English Channel just 32 km away.

Calais Light

Latitude
50.9613° or 50° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
1.85365° or 1° 51′ 13″ east
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Height
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
9F23XV63+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 753220217
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11101403
Wiki­data ID
Q2839983
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Calais Light” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “加萊燈塔”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Calais”
  • French: “phare de Calais”
  • French: “Phare de Calais”
  • German: “Phare de Calais”
  • Greek: “Φάρος του Καλαί”
  • Luxembourgish: “Liichttuerm vu Calais”
  • Romanian: “Farul din Calais”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Calais”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Calais Light”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.