Westhoofd Lighthouse
Westhoofd Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland. Westhoofd Lighthouse is situated nearby to the hamlet Oostdijk.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Lighthouse Westhoofd” and “Vuurtoren Westhoofd”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Visschershoek.
Visschershoek
Farm
Photo: Rubenf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Visschershoek is an old farmhouse in the Dutch province of South Holland. The farmhouse is located nearby the lighthouse of Ouddorp, about 7 kilometers from the centre of Ouddorp, next to the dunes on the far western part of the island and municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. Visschershoek is situated 1½ km south of Westhoofd Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ouddorp and Oostdijk.
Ouddorp
Town
Photo: Ouddorp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ouddorp is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee. It is often referred to as Ouddorp aan Zee to promote itself as a seaside resort, because the village has an 18 kilometres long beach which is the longest of the Netherlands. Ouddorp is situated 5 km east of Westhoofd Lighthouse.
Oostdijk
Hamlet
Oostdijk is a hamlet in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Goeree-Overflakkee, and lies about 13 km west of Hellevoetsluis. Oostdijk is situated 7 km east of Westhoofd Lighthouse.
Goedereede
Village
Photo: TeunSpaans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Goedereede is a little city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality had a population of about 11,000 in 2010. Goedereede is situated 8 km east of Westhoofd Lighthouse.
Westhoofd Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, historic house, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Goeree-Overflakkee, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.81319° or 51° 48′ 48″ northLongitude
3.86406° or 3° 51′ 51″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Inception
1948Height
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9F35RV77+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 49501785OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=coast_radar_stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=houseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11102101Wikidata ID
Q2514617
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Zeeuws—“Westhoofd Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 530826”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren Ouddorp”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren Westhoofd”
- Dutch: “Westhoofd”
- French: “phare de Westhoofd”
- French: “Phare de Westhoofd”
- Zeeuws: “Vuurtoren Ouwdurp”
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