A special vantage point is the Kugelbake. It is a wooden landmark in Cuxhaven. Measured from the middle Tidehochwasser to the middle of the small ball their height is 28.4 m
It is the landmark of Cuxhaven and depicted since 1913 in the coat of arms of the city. A predecessor building still served as a lighthouse; Today, the Kugelbake is only illuminated at night as a tourist attraction. It forms the seaward boundary of the Elbe, ie the end of the Elbe.