Carnero Point Light
Carnero Point Light is a lighthouse in Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia. Carnero Point Light is situated nearby to Punta Carnero Lighthouse, as well as near the hamlet El Pelayo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Punta Carnero Lighthouse and Fuerte de San García.
Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta Carnero Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona.
Fuerte de San García
Fort
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuerte de San García was a fort in Algeciras, Spain, It was built in the 1730s and destroyed in 1811 to deny it to the French. Today all that remains are the foundation and base ruins, in the Parque del Centenario, but it is a registered Bien de Interés… Fuerte de San García is situated 3½ km north of Carnero Point Light.
Parque del Centenario
Park
Photo: Falconaumanni, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Parque del Centenario is a park located in Algeciras. It was established in 2007 thanks to the collaboration between the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras and City Hall to mark the hundredth anniversary of the Algeciras Conference. Parque del Centenario is situated 3½ km north of Carnero Point Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El Pelayo and South Mole.
El Pelayo
Hamlet
El Pelayo or Pelayo is a village in the municipality of Algeciras in the Province of Cadiz in southeastern Spain, It is located 7 miles southwest from the city centre, along the main road to the southern tip of Spain at Tarifa, which is 14 kilometres away. El Pelayo is situated 7 km west of Carnero Point Light.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. South Mole is situated 8 km northeast of Carnero Point Light.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Windmill Hill is situated 8 km northeast of Carnero Point Light.
Carnero Point Light
- Type: Lighthouse
- Also known as: “Faro Punta Carnero”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Algeciras, Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.07713° or 36° 4′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.42621° or 5° 25′ 34″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8C8P3HGF+VGGeoNames ID
11980146
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