Hood Point Lighthouse Services
Hood Point Lighthouse Services is a lighthouse in Buffalo City, Eastern Cape. Hood Point Lighthouse Services is situated nearby to East London Lighthouse, as well as near the cemetery West Bank Cemerery.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East London Lighthouse and Potters Pass Nature Reserve.
East London Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hood Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in East London, South Africa. It began operating on 4 June 1895. It is 19 m high and centres on a white, round stone tower.
Potters Pass Nature Reserve
Nature reserve
The Potters Pass Nature Reserve is a coastal reserve in the Wild Coast region of the Eastern Cape. The reserve lies beside the Hood Point Lighthouse and the West Bank Golf Course.
West Bank High School
School
West Bank High School is a co-educational facility located in East London, South Africa. The school has a Preparatory school, a Primary School and a High School. West Bank High School is situated 1 km northeast of Hood Point Lighthouse Services.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East London and Quigney.
East London
Photo: Bfluff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East London, officially KuGompo City since February 2026, is a city on the southeastern coast of South Africa, in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape Province.
Quigney
Suburb
Quigney is a suburb of East London in South Africa. It got its name from the "Gwygney River" according to the earliest maps of East London from September 1847 by William Jervois. The municipality started to sell plots "east of the Quigney River" after 1883. Quigney is situated 3 km northeast of Hood Point Lighthouse Services.
Hood Point Lighthouse Services
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Buffalo City, Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-33.04053° or 33° 2′ 26″ southLongitude
27.89825° or 27° 53′ 54″ eastOpen location code
4GR9XV5X+Q7OpenStreetMap ID
way 381493757OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include West Bank Cemerery and West Bank Golf Course.
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