Position 3

Position 3 is in Flamengos, Horta Municipality. Position 3 is situated near the scenic viewpoint Miradouro da Caldeira, as well as near the church Ermida de S. João Batista.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Faial and Cabeço Gordo.

Faial

Photo: Weedonio, Public domain.

Faial is an island in the Azores archipelago, an autonomous region of Portugal. Horta, the legislative capital of the Azores, is the sole municipality on the island.

Cabeço Gordo is the highest point in the island of Faial, measuring 1,043 metres above sea level. Located on the southern rim of the Caldeira Volcano, on a clear day, most of the islands of the central group of the Azores are visible: Pico, São Jorge, and Graciosa, although normally the caldera may be covered in clouds and fog.

Cabeço dos Trinta

Peak

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Cabeço dos Trinta is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Position 3.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Praia do Norte and Capelo.

Praia do Norte

Village

Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.

Praia do Norte is a civil parish of the municipality of Horta, located along the northern coast between Cedros and Capelo, on the Portuguese island of Faial, in the archipelago of the Azores. Praia do Norte is situated 5 km northwest of Position 3.

Capelo

Village

Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capelo is a freguesia in the municipality of Horta on the island of Faial in the Azorean archipelago. The population in 2011 was 486, in an area of 26.64 km2. Capelo is situated 8 km west of Position 3.

Position 3

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Flamengos, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude

38.58041° or 38° 34′ 50″ north

Longitude

-28.70675° or 28° 42′ 24″ west

Open location code

89CHH7JV+58

OpenStreetMap ID

node 272481606

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Miradouro da Caldeira and Ermida de S. João Batista.

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Places to explore: Casa de Apoio da descida à Caldeira do Faial and 2.

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