Cape Coast Light

Fort William Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Dawson's Hill in the old town of , 's Central Region. Despite the alternate name, it is not part of the , lying approximately 600 metres away from the castle.
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Owula kpakpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 73 metres (240 feet)
  • Description: lighthouse in Ghana
  • Also known as
    “Cape Coast Castle Light”
    “Fort William Lighthouse”
    “Fuerte William”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cape Coast Castle and Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly.
Rjruiziii, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of about forty "slave… is situated 610 metres southeast of Cape Coast Light.
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is one of the twenty-two districts in Central Region, . is situated 570 metres northwest of Cape Coast Light.
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is an all-boys day and boarding… is situated 1¼ km northwest of Cape Coast Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Coast and Moree.
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is a city in the region of .
is a town with small seaside resort… is situated 5 km northeast of Cape Coast Light.
is a small town near in the… is situated 8 km northeast of Cape Coast Light.

Cape Coast Light

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Latitude
5.10804° or 5° 6′ 29″ north
Longitude
-1.24434° or 1° 14′ 40″ west
Open location code
6CQW4Q54+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 538515296
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
13118647
Wiki­data ID
Q55611926

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Cape Coast Light” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منارة فورت وليم”
  • Dagbani: “Fort William Lighthouse”
  • Hausa: “Hasumiyar Fort William”
  • Hausa: “Hasumiyar Sansanin William”
  • Swahili: “Cape Coast Castle Light”
  • Swahili: “Mnara wa taa wa Ngome ya William”
  • Swedish: “Fort Williams fyr”
  • Turkish: “William Kalesi Deniz Feneri”

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