Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light

Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light (Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light serving as the rear light) into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the lights is 945 metres (3,100 ft).[3]

Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
LocationVaucluse
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates33°50′58.41″S 151°16′26.11″E
Tower
Constructed1884 (first)
Constructionconcrete
Height26 feet (7.9 m)[1]
Shapecylindrical tower with conical roof
Markingswhite tower and roof
OperatorPort Authority of New South Wales
Light
First lit1910 (current)
Focal height52 feet (16 m)[2]
Range5 nautical miles (9.3 km)
CharacteristicF R

It is one of four lighthouses designed in a style sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being Grotto Point Light, Parriwi Head Light and Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light.[4]

The light is shone through a window.[3]

Site operation and visiting

The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation. It is located on private land and not accessible to the public. Viewing the lighthouse from the street (80 Wentworth Road) is very difficult due to the steep terrain[5] so the lighthouse is best viewed from the water.

See also

References
  1. Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2019. p. 129.
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Southern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  4. Morcombe, John (7 August 2015). "The master mariner who was a leading light behind the leading line". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  5. Kristie Eggleston (February 2004). "NSW Lighthouse trip – Sydney Harbour & environs – Part 1". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (1). Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2010.


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