Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse
Also known as: Whaler's Bluff (Whaler Point, Portland Bay)
Whaler's Bluff Lighthouse, a cylindrical stone tower standing 12 meters tall, was first lit in 1859. Originally built on Battery Point south of Portland, the lighthouse was relocated in 1889 to its present site on a bluff at the end of Lighthouse Street. The tower is painted white with red trim, and its lantern room is entirely red. Its focal height reaches 41 meters, casting a white light with three flashes every 30 seconds, supplemented by red flashes directed over a nearby reef. The keeper's houses are no longer present, leaving the lighthouse as the sole historic structure. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's red flashes specifically warn mariners of a reef to the east. Its relocation in 1889 demonstrates its continuous importance for maritime safety.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl(3) W 30s with R over reef
- Focal Height
- 41m
- Geographic Range
- 17.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1859
Significant events: relocated 1889
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with red trim
- Material
- stone
Structure: round stone tower with lantern and gallery, painted white with red trim; entire lantern is red
Location
- City
- Shire of Glenelg
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Sea Region
- bluff at the end of Lighthouse Street on the north side of Portland, Australia
- Latitude
- -38.3373°
- Longitude
- 141.6091°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Portland(1.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K2138
- ARLHS No.
- AUS-168
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