Hastings District Lighthouse Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Hastings District Lighthouse Lighthouse
Located on the southern end of Hawke's Bay, the Hastings District Lighthouse stands as a cylindrical steel tower painted white. This structure, standing 4 meters tall, is topped by a short mast. Its light emits a single white flash every 15 seconds from a focal height of 112 meters, offering a geographic range of 26.1 nautical miles. The tower is situated on Cape Kidnappers, approximately 15 miles east of the city of Hastings. While the tower itself is closed to visitors, the surrounding site is accessible.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks Cape Kidnappers, a significant geographic feature at the entrance to Hawke's Bay. The site is also notable as the location of a large nesting colony of Australian gannets.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 112m
- Geographic Range
- 26.1NM
Location
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Region
- Hawke's Bay
- Sea Region
- Cape Kidnappers, southern end of Hawkes Bay, about 15 miles east of Hastings, New Zealand
- Latitude
- -39.6453°
- Longitude
- 177.0916°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Napier(13.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K3992
- NGA No.
- 4564
- ARLHS No.
- NZL-009
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical steel tower topped by a short mast
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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