The California (Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse is located about 1 km South-East of the Northern point of the Aruba Island. The Lighthouse is accessible by paved road. The Lighthouse is nick-named for the British steamship California, which wrecked here in 1891. In 2004, the Lighthouse is repaired and repainted.
The 1-storey keeper's house has been expanded into a popular Italian restaurant with a Multi-lingual name, La Trattoria el Faro Blanco.
Aruba Post commemorated the California (Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse by the release of 25c definitive stamp on 17-Jul-1987
Built in 1916, the California (Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse:
The 1-storey keeper's house has been expanded into a popular Italian restaurant with a Multi-lingual name, La Trattoria el Faro Blanco.
Aruba Post commemorated the California (Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse by the release of 25c definitive stamp on 17-Jul-1987
Built in 1916, the California (Noordwestpunt) Lighthouse:
- Tower is stone
- Tower is on a OCTAGONAL base
- Tower has double gallery
- Tower is UNPAINTED
- Lantern painted BLACK
- Height is 30 meters
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