Lange Jaap, Den Helder

Name: Lange Jaap
Address: Den Helder, Netherlands

#2 among attractions in Den Helder

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Lange Jaap, also known as Kijkduin Light or Den Helder Light, is an active lighthouse near Fort Kijkduin in Huisduinen, Netherlands. At a height of 63.5 metres it is one of the tallest "traditional lighthouses" in the world. For almost a century, from 1878 to 1974, it was the tallest lighthouse in the Netherlands, until the construction of the Maasvlakte Light. According to The Lighthouse Directory it is the tallest non-skeletal cast iron lighthouse in the world. Song "Onze Lange Jaap" by Jan Helder https:open.spotify.com/track/44Fi3n45Xsyjp2efSSyHbX?si=lVsSrpwfSPeL3SyISeZhuA&utm_source=copy-link https:www.nhnieuws.nl/nieuws/300587/vuurtoren-de-lange-jaap-zit-vol-liedjes-mijn-vader-schreef-dit-40-jaar-geleden ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°57'20"N, 4°43'35"E

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Lange Jaap – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marinemuseum, Groote Kaap, Willemsoord, Schouwburg De Kampanje.

2 miE
Military museum, Museum, Specialty museum
Marinemuseum, Den Helder
51 min walk • The Dutch Navy Museum is a naval museum in Den Helder, Netherlands. The museum is dedicated to the history of the Koninklijke Marine.
5.2 miS
Lighthouse
Groote Kaap
132 min walk • Groote Kaap is a round steel lighthouse painted red with a white light casing on the North Sea coast in the dunes near Julianadorp by the sea, in the municipality of Schagen. The construction of the tower was completed in 1966. The tower was replaced in 1985.
1.9 miE
Museum, Maritime museum
Willemsoord, Den Helder
50 min walk • Willemsoord is a large former Naval base of the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder. It is now connected to the city center of Den Helder, and focuses on entertainment and tourism.
1.8 miE
52°57'31"N • 4°46'10"E
Schouwburg De Kampanje, Den Helder
46 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1.9 miE
Museum
HNLMS Schorpioen, Den Helder
50 min walk • HNLMS Schorpioen is a Schorpioen-class monitor built in France for the Royal Netherlands Navy in the 1860s. These new ships were equipped with heavy rifled 23 cm guns, and a heavy armor. The hull had an armor plated belt of 15 cm and the gun turret, housing the two guns, had almost 30 cm of armor.
~1980 ftSW
52°57'3"N • 4°43'19"E
Fort Kijkduin Huisduinen, Den Helder
10 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
1.5 miS
52°56'1"N • 4°43'59"E
Stichting "De Helderse Vallei", Den Helder
40 min walk • Theme park, Amusement park, Park
1.8 miE
Neighbourhood
Willemsoord Dry Dock I, Den Helder
47 min walk • Willemsoord Dry Dock I is a historic dry dock in Willemsoord, Den Helder, Netherlands. It was constructed from 1813 till 1822, under the direction of Jan Blanken, and was part of the former Rijkswerf Willemsoord.
2.3 miNW
Island, Beach
Noorderhaaks
59 min walk • Noorderhaaks, also called Razende Bol, is an uninhabited Dutch island in the North Sea, a few kilometres west of the Marsdiep which separates the island of Texel from the mainland of the Netherlands.