Port Waratah Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Port Waratah Lighthouse
The Port Waratah Lighthouse is a triangular steel skeletal tower that measures 60 meters in height. The light source is situated 64 meters above sea level, projecting a beam with a geographic range of 20.6 nautical miles. Its illumination cycles through white, red, and green signals. This structure is located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, near the Kooragang Island dock area and approximately 2 kilometers from the main port facilities.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks the entrance to the Hunter River for commercial vessels approaching the Kooragang Island dock area. Its specific light signals provide directional information, assisting in the safe navigation of ships within this active shipping channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Raw Code
- F W R G
- Focal Height
- 64m
- Geographic Range
- 20.6NM
Location
- City
- Newcastle
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Sea Region
- Hunter River, Kooragang Island dock area of Newcastle, Australia
- Latitude
- -32.8862°
- Longitude
- 151.7705°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 60m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular steel skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Newcastle, AUS(2.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K2760
- NGA No.
- 6125
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