Cabo Raso / Farol
Cabo Raso / Farol is a monitoring station in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Cabo Raso / Farol is situated nearby to Fort São Brás de Sanxete, as well as near Cape Raso Lighthouse.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort São Brás de Sanxete and Cape Raso Lighthouse.
Fort São Brás de Sanxete
Fort
Photo: Otávio Nogueira, CC BY 2.0.
Fort São Brás de Sanxete is located in Cabo Raso, parish and municipality of Cascais, district of Lisbon, in Portugal.
Cape Raso Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Cabo Raso Lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse that is located in the Fort of São Brás of Sanxete, near Cascais, Lisbon District. It is a cylindrical, red, metallic tower, thirteen meters high, with a lantern and balcony and attached buildings.
Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos
Fort
The Fort of São Jorge is located on the coastal highway EN 247, near the Oitavos dunes, in the parish and municipality of Cascais, Lisbon district, Portugal. Fort of São Jorge at Oitavos is situated 2 km southeast of Cabo Raso / Farol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Azóia.
Areia
Neighborhood
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areia is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Cabo Raso / Farol.
Azóia
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Azóia is a village in the municipality of Sintra in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, Portugal. Azóia lies 1 km from the Cabo da Roca, the most westerly point of the European continent, which makes it the westernmost village on the European continent. Azóia is situated 8 km north of Cabo Raso / Farol.
Cabo da Roca
Locality
Photo: François Philipp, CC BY 2.0.
Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution. Cabo da Roca is situated 8 km north of Cabo Raso / Farol.
Cabo Raso / Farol
- Type: Monitoring station
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.70902° or 38° 42′ 33″ northLongitude
-9.48538° or 9° 29′ 7″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Inception
November 4th, 1996Open location code
8CCGPG57+JROpenStreetMap ID
node 13049234008OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=monitoring_station
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