East London Lighthouse
The Hood Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895. It is 19 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in South Africa
- Also known as: “Hood Point”, “Hood Point Lighthouse”, and “Hood Pointvuurtoring”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Potters Pass Nature Reserve and West Bank High School.
Potters Pass Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Potters Pass Nature Reserve is a coastal reserve in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape. The reserve lies beside the Hood Point Lighthouse and the West Bank Golf Course.
West Bank High School
School
West Bank High School is a co-educational facility located in East London, South Africa. The school has a Preparatory school, a Primary School and a High School. West Bank High School is situated 1 km northeast of East London Lighthouse.
Buffalo City Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buffalo City Stadium is a multi-use stadium in East London, South Africa. It is currently used mostly for Rugby Union matches and is the home stadium of Border Bulldogs. Buffalo City Stadium is situated 4 km north of East London Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East London and Quigney.
East London
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province. The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port.
Quigney
Suburb
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa. It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883. Quigney is situated 3 km northeast of East London Lighthouse.
East London Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Buffalo City, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.04072° or 33° 2′ 27″ southLongitude
27.8988° or 27° 53′ 56″ eastElevation
46 metres (151 feet)Open location code
4GR9XV5X+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 927485109OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
“East London Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Hood Point-vuurtoring”
- Afrikaans: “Hood Pointvuurtoring”
Localities in the Area
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