Bull Point Lighthouse

Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Paul Municipality, Cape Verde. Bull Point Lighthouse is situated nearby to Fontes Pereira de Melo Lighthouse, as well as near the village Janela.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fontes Pereira de Melo Lighthouse.

Fontes Pereira de Melo Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Pdejong64, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Farol de Fontes Pereira de Melo is a lighthouse at the northeastern point of the island of Santo Antão in northwestern Cape Verde. It is situated on the headland Ponta de Tumbo, 2 km east of Janela, 6 km southeast of Pombas and 15 km northeast of Porto Novo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Janela and Pombas.

Janela

Village

Photo: JeLuF, CC0.

Janela is a settlement in the eastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is situated on the Atlantic coast, 4 km southeast of Pombas and 14 km northeast of the island capital Porto Novo The central village, Pontinha, lies on a rocky peninsula.

Pombas

Town

Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.

Pombas is a city in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. It is the seat of the municipality Paul. It is situated on the coast, at the mouth of the Ribeira do Paul, 7 km southeast of Ribeira Grande and 15 km north of the island capital Porto Novo. Pombas is situated 6 km northwest of Bull Point Lighthouse.

Pico da Cruz

Village

Photo: Ainars Brūvelis, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pico da Cruz is a settlement in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, Cape Verde. In 2010 its population was 138. It is situated 6 km southwest of Pombas and 10 km northeast of the island capital Porto Novo. Pico da Cruz is situated 7 km west of Bull Point Lighthouse.

Bull Point Lighthouse

Type: Lighthouse
Also known as: “Farol Fontes Perreira de Melo”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Paul Municipality, Cape Verde, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude

17.1144° or 17° 6′ 52″ north

Longitude

-24.97024° or 24° 58′ 13″ west

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

799Q427H+QW

GeoNames ID

11594821

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In Other Languages

“Bull Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.

Portuguese: “Farol do Boi”
Portuguese: “Farol do Ponta de Tumba”

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