Westerlichttoren, Duiveland

Name: Westerlichttoren
Address: Duiveland, Netherlands

#1 among attractions in Duiveland

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 47 m above ground and a light stand at 58 m above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands. ()

Local name: West Schouwen Coordinates: 51°42'32"N, 3°41'30"E

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Duiveland Netherlands

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Day trips

Westerlichttoren – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Slot Haamstede, Oosterscheldekering, Delta Works.

5 miS
Amusement park
Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Zierikzee
127 min walk • Deltapark Neeltje Jans is a Dutch theme park located on the former artificial island Neeltje Jans at the Oosterschelde. In addition to the attractive nature of the Deltapark Neeltje Jans, it also plays an educational role with respect to the Delta Works.
2.3 miE
Forts and castles
Slot Haamstede, Duiveland
59 min walk • Haamstede Castle is a castle in the village of Haamstede on the island of Schouwen-Duiveland. It is a rijksmonument.
5.5 miS
Hydraulic flood protection structure
Oosterscheldekering
140 min walk • The Oosterscheldekering, between the islands Schouwen-Duiveland and Noord-Beveland, is the largest of the Delta Works, a series of dams and storm surge barriers, designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea.
4.2 miS
Dam
Delta Works
109 min walk • The Delta Works is a series of construction projects in the southwest of the Netherlands to protect a large area of land around the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta from the sea.
2.3 miE
51°41'52"N • 3°44'36"E
Johannes de Doperkerk, Duiveland
60 min walk • Church
4 miSE
View point
Plompetoren
102 min walk • The Plompe Toren is a church tower on the Oosterschelde, a few kilometers south of Burgh-Haamstede. The tower is the only remnant of Koudekerke, a village on Schouwen-Duiveland that has now disappeared in the Oosterschelde.
3.9 miNE
51°43'57"N • 3°46'29"E
Jacobuskerk, Duiveland
100 min walk • Church
5.3 miE
51°42'7"N • 3°48'54"E
Hervormde kerk, Duiveland
136 min walk • Church
4.4 miE
51°43'6"N • 3°47'34"E
Corneliuskerk, Duiveland
112 min walk • Church
2.1 miSE
51°40'59"N • 3°42'60"E
Burghduin, Duiveland
53 min walk • Square
5 miS
Island
Neeltje Jans
129 min walk • Neeltje Jans is an artificial island in the Netherlands in the province of Zeeland, halfway between Noord-Beveland and Schouwen-Duiveland in the Oosterschelde. It was constructed to facilitate the construction of the Oosterscheldedam.