Heligoland Lighthouse
Heligoland Lighthouse is located on Germany's only offshore island, Heligoland. Constructed during World War II as an anti-aircraft tower, it was turned into a lighthouse in 1952.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vieruebereins, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse on the island of Heligoland, Germany
- Also known as: “Helgoland lighthouse”, “Helgoland Lighthouse”, “Heligoland lighthouse”, “Leuchtturm Helgoland”, and “Leuchtturm Helgoland (1941/1965)”
- Address: Leuchtturmstraße 686, Helgoland, 27498
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Nicolai and Paracelsus-Nordseeklinik Helgoland.
St. Nicolai
Church
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Nicolai is a church, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Heligoland Lighthouse.
Paracelsus-Nordseeklinik Helgoland
Hospital
Photo: Timo Kamph, CC BY 2.0.
Paracelsus-Nordseeklinik Helgoland is a hospital, which is situated 450 metres southeast of Heligoland Lighthouse.
James-Krüss-Schule
School
Photo: Snoopy1964, CC BY-SA 4.0.
James-Krüss-Schule is a school, which is situated 180 metres north of Heligoland Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heligoland Oberland.
Heligoland Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Heligoland, Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.18186° or 54° 10′ 55″ northLongitude
7.8823° or 7° 52′ 56″ eastElevation
43 metres (141 feet)Height
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9F695VJJ+PWOpenStreetMap ID
way 116940588OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Heligoland Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Helgoland Fyr”
- Dutch: “Helgoland vuurtoren”
- French: “phare d’Heligoland”
- French: “Phare d’Heligoland”
- German: “Leuchtturm Helgoland”
- Indonesian: “mercusuar Helgoland”
- Northern Frisian: “Ialtörn Haliglun”
- Swedish: “Helgoland fyr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mittelland and Kringel.
Nearby Places
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