Whiteford Lighthouse
Whiteford Point Lighthouse is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula, South Wales.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at Whiteford Point, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Wales, UK
- Also known as: “Iron Lighthouse at Whitford Point” and “Whiteford Point Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Burry Port Lighthouse and Pembrey and Burry Port railway station.
Burry Port Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Vouliagmeni, Public domain.
Burry Port Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Burry Port. Burry Port harbour was built between 1830 and 1836 to replace the harbour at Pembrey, located 400 yards to the west. Burry Port Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles north of Whiteford Lighthouse.
Pembrey and Burry Port railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, Public domain.
Pembrey and Burry Port railway station is a railway station on the West Wales line serving Pembrey and Burry Port, in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It is adjacent to Burry Port's main shopping area. Pembrey and Burry Port railway station is situated 2 miles north of Whiteford Lighthouse.
Cwm Ivy Marsh
Photo: Nigel Mykura, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cwm Ivy Marsh is situated 2 miles south of Whiteford Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burry Port and Llanmadoc.
Burry Port
Photo: David Lewis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burry Port is a town in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, 5 miles to the west of Llanelli. It is a harbour town and is famous for being the landing site of Amelia Earheart in her successful attempt at being the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Llanmadoc
Village
Photo: Steve Rigg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanmadoc is a village, which is situated 2½ miles south of Whiteford Lighthouse.
Pembrey
Village
Photo: Llywelyn2000, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pembrey is a village in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated between Burry Port and Kidwelly, overlooking Carmarthen Bay, with a population of about 2,154 in 2011. Pembrey is situated 2½ miles northwest of Whiteford Lighthouse.
Whiteford Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Llangennith, Llanmadoc and Cheriton, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.65256° or 51° 39′ 9″ northLongitude
-4.2511° or 4° 15′ 4″ westOpen location code
9C3QMP3X+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 550002643OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q3739820
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Whiteford Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Whiteford Lighthouse”
- French: “phare de Whiteford Point”
- French: “Phare de Whiteford Point”
- Italian: “Faro di Whiteford”
- Welsh: “Goleudy Whiteford”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bennett’s Pill and Burry Port Lifeboat Station.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cwm Ivy Bunkhouse and Burry Port Harbour Office.
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