Vigia da Baleia
Vigia da Baleia is in Capelo, Horta Municipality. Vigia da Baleia is situated nearby to the ruins Whale Lookout, as well as near the cave Gruta do Cabeço do Canto.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capelinhos Lighthouse and Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre.
Capelinhos Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lighthouse of Ponta dos Capelinhos, or alternately Lighthouse of Capelinhos, is a former beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Ponta dos Capelinhos and Costa Nau, in the civil parish of Capelo, on the island of Faial in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Capelinhos Lighthouse is situated 720 metres west of Vigia da Baleia.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre
Museum
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capelinhos Volcano Interpretation Centre is a museum, which is situated 670 metres west of Vigia da Baleia.
Capelinhos
Volcano
Photo: Marlene Angeja, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Capelinhos is a monogenetic volcano located on the western coast of Faial Island in the Azores. It is part of the larger volcanic complex of Capelo, which includes 20 scoria cones and lava fields that are aligned west-northwest to east-southeast from the Caldeira Volcano caldera.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capelo and Praia do Norte.
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 3 km southeast of Vigia da Baleia.
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 east of Vigia da Baleia.
Vigia da Baleia
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Capelo, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.59877° or 38° 35′ 56″ northLongitude
-28.8182° or 28° 49′ 6″ westOperator
Parque Natural da Ilha do FaialOpen location code
89CHH5XJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8436263593OpenStreetMap feature
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