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).
 Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light | |
  New South Wales | |
| |
| Location | Vaucluse New South Wales Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°50′58.41″S 151°16′26.11″E |
| Year first constructed | 1884 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1910 (current) |
| Construction | concrete |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with conical roof |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and roof |
| Tower height | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
| Focal height | 52 feet (16 m) |
| Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) |
| Characteristic | F R |
| Admiralty number | K2650 |
| NGA number | 111-6200 |
| ARLHS number | AUS-178 |
| Managing agent | Port Authority of New South Wales |
It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu in a style now sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being Grotto Point Light, Parriwi Head Light and Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light.
The light is shone through a window.
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[1] so the lighthouse is best viewed from the water.
References
- Kristie Eggleston (February 2004). "NSW Lighthouse trip – Sydney Harbour & environs – Part 1". Lighthouses of Australia Inc Bulletin (1).
- 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. 2009. p. 127.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.
External links
- "List of Lighthouses of New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
Media related to Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light at Wikimedia Commons
| North Coast |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Outside Sydney Harbour | ||
| Inside Sydney Harbour | ||
| South Coast | ||
| ||