Vigia Baleeira
Vigia Baleeira is a tower in Cedros, Horta Municipality. Vigia Baleeira is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cabeço da Vigia, as well as near the lighthouse Farolim dos Cedros.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of Santa Bárbara and Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima.
Church of Santa Bárbara
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of Santa Bárbara is a church in the civil parish of Cedros, municipality of Horta, on the Portuguese island of Faial in the archipelago of the Azores. Church of Santa Bárbara is situated 2½ km east of Vigia Baleeira.
Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of Nossa Senhora de Fátima is situated 2½ km south of Vigia Baleeira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praia do Norte and Capelo.
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 southwest of Vigia Baleeira.
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 9 km southwest of Vigia Baleeira.
Vigia Baleeira
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Cedros, Horta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
38.63852° or 38° 38′ 19″ northLongitude
-28.72104° or 28° 43′ 16″ westOpen location code
89CHJ7QH+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 683705255OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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