Seroe Colorado Lighthouse
The Seroe Colorado Lighthouse, known also by the Colorado Point Lighthouse, is located in Seroe Colorado. It stands as one of two currently active lighthouses on the island.Photo: Serge Melki, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Aruba
- Also known as: “Cerro Colorado Lighthouse” and “Seroe Colorado vuurtoren”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rodgers Beach and Model Trains Museum.
Rodgers Beach
Beach
Photo: Ginafromaruba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rodgers Beach, Aruba, officially known as Nanki is a small beach immediately west of Baby Beach. It is known for its calm waters and private feel, though it is a public beach. The water is shallow at first, but further out it becomes a good swimming beach.
Model Trains Museum
Museum
The Model Trains Museum is a private museum in the town of San Nicolaas in Aruba. It covers the history of train traffic from 1875 to the present. The museum is on the ground floor of a private residence, and includes model trains from England, Germany, the U.S, and Canada, and a number of model planes and automobiles as well. Model Trains Museum is situated 2½ km northwest of Seroe Colorado Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ceru Colorado and San Nicolaas.
Ceru Colorado
Village
Seroe Colorado is a village situated at the southeastern tip of Aruba, an island located in the Dutch Caribbean. Nowadays, it is known for the anchor in memory to all seamen.
San Nicolaas
Town
Photo: Natalie Liao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Nicolaas is 19 kilometres southeast of Oranjestad, and is Aruba's second largest city. As of 2010 it has a population of 15,283, many of whom originate from the British Caribbean and the rest of the Caribbean. San Nicolaas is situated 5 km northwest of Seroe Colorado Lighthouse.
Savaneta
Photo: Caribiana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Savaneta is a town and region in southeastern Aruba. Until 1797, it was the island's capital city. It is home to the island's oldest surviving home, a 150-year-old cas di torto, or mud hut.
Seroe Colorado Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Aruba, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.41829° or 12° 25′ 6″ northLongitude
-69.86915° or 69° 52′ 9″ westElevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
774GC49J+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 540121392OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Papiamento—“Seroe Colorado Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Indiaanskop vuurtoren”
- Dutch: “Seroe Colorado vuurtoren”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren Seroe Colorado”
- French: “phare de Seroe Colorado”
- French: “Phare de Seroe Colorado”
- German: “Seroe-Colorado-Leuchtturm”
- Papiamento: “faro di Sero Colorado”
- Papiamento: “Faro di Sero Colorado”
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