The Hill Lighthouse
The Hill Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape. The Hill Lighthouse is situated nearby to the tourism office Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism Information Centre, as well as near Donkin Pyramid.Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in South Africa
- Also known as: “Donkin Hill Lighthouse”, “Donkin Hillvuurtoring”, and “Donkin Reserve Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mandela Bay Theatre Complex and Gqeberha Main Public Library.
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex
Theater building
Photo: Leo za1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mandela Bay Theatre Complex, formerly the Port Elizabeth Opera House, is a theatre in Gqeberha, South Africa. It opened in 1892 and is a proclaimed a national monument since 1980.
Gqeberha Main Public Library
Library
Photo: Kay-africa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Port Elizabeth Main Public Library is both a historic monument and public library. The building is situated at the northwestern corner of Market square in central Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Gqeberha Main Public Library is situated 190 metres east of The Hill Lighthouse.
St. Augustine’s Cathedral, Port Elizabeth
Church
St. Augustine's Cathedral, also called the Catholic Cathedral of Port Elizabeth, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Prospect Hill in the city of Port Elizabeth, part of the Eastern Cape Province on the coast of the African country of South Africa. St. Augustine’s Cathedral, Port Elizabeth is situated 180 metres east of The Hill Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Elizabeth and Humewood.
Port Elizabeth
Photo: Pbsouthwood, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gqeberha is South Africa's fifth largest city. It is on the Indian Ocean coast half-way between Cape Town and Durban, in the Eastern Cape, about 260 km from Knysna. It lives up to its reputation as the friendly city and the windy city.
Humewood
Neighborhood
Photo: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Humewood is a neighborhood, which is situated 2½ km southeast of The Hill Lighthouse.
Kensington
Neighborhood
Kensington is an inner-city suburb of Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Kensington is situated 3 km northwest of The Hill Lighthouse.
The Hill Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Nelson Mandela Bay, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.96227° or 33° 57′ 44″ southLongitude
25.62062° or 25° 37′ 14″ eastInception
June 1st, 1861Height
69 metres (225 feet)Open location code
4GR72JQC+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 1212040549OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q13034628
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Satellite Map
Discover The Hill Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
“The Hill Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Donkin Hill-vuurtoring”
- Afrikaans: “Donkin Hillvuurtoring”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism Information Centre and Donkin Pyramid.
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