Capo Miseno
Located in Campania, Italy Coordinates: 40°47′00″ N 14°05′00″ E
- Elevation
- 3 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Rome · UTC+01:00
About Capo Miseno
Capo Miseno is a natural site. Location: Campania, Italy.
Cape Miseno (Italian: Capo Miseno, Latin: Misenum, Ancient Greek: Μισήνον) is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the Gulf of Naples as well as the Bay of Pozzuoli in southern Italy. The town of Miseno is located on the north side of the cape. It is the location of the Capo Miseno Lighthouse. The cape is directly across from the island of Procida and is named for Misenus, a character in Virgil's Aeneid.
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At a glance
- Heritage designation
- site of community importance
- Area
- 50 ha
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- 6 sights and natural places within 10 km Spiaggia di Miseno, Spiaggia Miliscola
Nearest towns and villages
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Bacoli Municipality, Province of Naples1.8 km N
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Bacoli Town, Bacoli1.7 km NW -
Faro Village, Bacoli0.6 km SE
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Monte di Procida Municipality, Province of Naples3.3 km NW
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Monte di Procida Town, Monte di Procida3.2 km NW
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Miseno Village, Bacoli0.3 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spiaggia di Miseno Beach, Bacoli0.3 km N
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Spiaggia Miliscola Beach, Bacoli1.3 km NW
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Sohal Beach Beach, Bacoli4.8 km NW
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Monte Corvara Mountain, Pozzuoli7.5 km N
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Monte Barbaro Mountain, Campania7.9 km N
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Capo Bove Natural site, Campania7.3 km W
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Capo di Posillipo Natural site, Municipalità 110 km E
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Capo Grosso Natural site, Campania17 km SW
Sources & licences
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