Whale lookout
Whale lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Água de Pau Massif, Lagoa Municipality. Whale lookout is situated nearby to Caloura Beach, as well as near the beach Praia Baixa D‘ Areia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo and Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos.
Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo
Church
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Ermida de Nossa Senhora do Monte Santo is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Whale lookout.
Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Nossa Senhora dos Anjos is situated 1¼ km east of Whale lookout.
Convent of Caloura
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Convent of Caloura is a Portuguese 16th-century convent located in the civil parish of Água de Pau, in the municipality of Lagoa, on the island of São Miguel in the archipelago of the Azores. Convent of Caloura is situated 2½ km east of Whale lookout.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água de Pau and São Miguel.
Água de Pau
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
Água de Pau is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. The population in 2011 was 3,058, in an area of 17.46 km2. It contains the localities Água de Pau, Caloura, Cerco, Cinzeiro, Galera and Jubileu.
São Miguel
Photo: Apeto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
São Miguel is the largest and most populous island of the Azores archipelago. Portuguese for Saint Michael, the island is also known by locals as "The Green Island". Most visitors arriving in the Azores will pass through São Miguel.
Vila Franca do Campo
Town
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Franca do Campo is a Portuguese town on the island of São Miguel in the Autonomous Region of the Azores. It covers an area of 78.00 km² and has a population of 10,323 inhabitants. Vila Franca do Campo is situated 8 km east of Whale lookout.
Whale lookout
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Also known as: “Vigia da Baleia”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Água de Pau Massif, Lagoa Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.7182° or 37° 43′ 6″ northLongitude
-25.52161° or 25° 31′ 18″ westOpen location code
899PPF9H+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 2979372238OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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In Other Languages
“Whale lookout” goes by many names.
- German: “Wale beobachten”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Caloura Beach and Praia Baixa D‘ Areia.
Nearby Places
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