Tacking Point Lighthouse
Fl (4) W 20s🇦🇺New South Wales, AUOperational
Location & Light Range
About Tacking Point Lighthouse
This masonry lighthouse stands 34 meters tall with a focal height of 34 meters. Completed in 1879, it features a white tower topped with a lantern room, with a dwelling also on site. The lighthouse emits a white light with a flashing characteristic. Its geographic range is 16 nautical miles. It is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and is accessible as an attraction. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority operates the light.
Why it matters: Explorer Matthew Flinders named the point in 1802, and the lighthouse is Australia's thirteenth oldest.
Background
Tacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's thirteenth oldest lighthouse. It was built on a rocky headland about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879 by Shepherd and Joseph William Mortley, to a design by the New South Wales Colonial Architect, James Barnet. It is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW).
Tacking Point was named by explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802 during his 1802–1803 circumnavigation of Australia. Its nearest lighthouses are Smoky Cape Lighthouse at South West Rocks, to the north, and Crowdy Head Light, to the south.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl (4) W 20s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1879
Visiting
- Open to public
- attraction
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 34m
- Tower Shape
- lantern
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- masonry
Structure: White masonry tower, dwelling, white lantern
Location
- City
- New South Wales
- Country
- 🇦🇺AU
- Latitude
- -31.4757°
- Longitude
- 152.9373°
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- K2788
- NGA No.
- K 2788
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q3378422 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
تتبّع مباشر · أكثر من 50,000 بحّار
اعثر على منارة Tacking Point على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب AU، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.
خريطة بحريةالسفن المجاورةتخطيط الرحلات