Middle Bluff Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Middle Bluff Lighthouse
Also known as: Middle Bluff (Woody Island, Big Woody, Maryborough)
Built in 1867, the Middle Bluff Lighthouse is a hexagonal wood tower standing 10.5 meters tall. It features a red lantern and a gallery. The lighthouse is situated on Woody Island, east of Hervey Bay, marking the entrance to the Great Sandy Strait. The structure has undergone two restorations, first in 2000 and again in 2016, to address weather damage and vandalism. While the site is accessible to the public, the tower itself remains closed. It is located within the Great Sandy National Park.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the entrance to the Great Sandy Strait, a significant waterway separating Fraser Island from the mainland.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10.5m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern
- Material
- wood
Structure: hexagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Hervey Bay
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Queensland
- Sea Region
- Woody Island, east of Hervey Bay, in the entrance to the Great Sandy Strait, which separates Fraser Island from the mainland
- Latitude
- -25.2989°
- Longitude
- 152.9722°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hervey bay(3.3 km)
- ARLHS No.
- AUS-228
Nearby Ports
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1867
Significant events: restored in 2000, restored in 2016
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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