Managing Organization:
Nederlands Kustverlichtingsmuseum
Website: http://www.hoekvanholland.nl/vvv2/musea/kustverlichting/kustverlichting.htm
Notes:
The original third-order Fresnel lens used here was transferred to Maasvlakte Light.
Tower Height: 69
Description of Tower: Red conical cast iron tower.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1893
Date Present Tower Built: 1893
Date Deactivated: ?
Current Use: Museum.
Open To Public? Yes.
Museum?
The lighthouse contains a small museum called the Netherlands Coastal Lighthouse Museum. Site open, museum and tower open Saturday and Sunday afternoons, May through September.
Directions:
Located at Willem van Houtenstraat 102 in Hoek van Holland, just east of the modern range light.
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