Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Lighthouse
F R 3s🇦🇺New South Wales, AUOperational
Location & Light Range
About Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Lighthouse
This white tower stands 32 meters tall, with its focal plane reaching 84 meters above sea level. First lit in 1884, it emits a red light that flashes once every 3 seconds. The lighthouse is situated on the eastern side of the Vaucluse Bay entrance. It operates as an active aid to navigation, guiding vessels into the bay. The light shines through a window as part of its design.
Why it matters: This lighthouse functions as the rear range light for Vaucluse Bay, aligning with the front light over a distance of 945 meters.
Background
Vaucluse Bay Range Rear 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 rear range light companion to the Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light, into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the two lights is 945 metres (3,100 ft).
It is one of four lighthouses in a style sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being Grotto Point Light, Parriwi Head Light and Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light.
The light is shone through a window.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
F R 3s
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl.R. period 3s
- Focal Height
- 84m
- Geographic Range
- 5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1884
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- K2650.1
- NGA No.
- 6204
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q7917245 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 32m
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: White tower; 32
Location
- City
- New South Wales
- Country
- 🇦🇺AU
- Latitude
- -33.8582°
- Longitude
- 151.2729°
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