Whirinaki Point Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Whirinaki Point Lighthouse
Also known as: #Whirinaki Point (Whirinaki Bluff)
Whirinaki Point Lighthouse stood on a bluff approximately 20 kilometers north of Napier, New Zealand. This skeletal steel tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, measured 16 meters in height. The lighthouse served as a navigational aid for vessels operating in the Hawke's Bay region. Its exact construction date is unrecorded. The structure was demolished and removed in 2006, leaving the bluff without a lighthouse.
Why it matters: The lighthouse's position on the bluff was important for marking this specific geographic feature, assisting ships in maintaining safe passage along the New Zealand coastline.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇳🇿New Zealand
- Region
- Hawke's Bay
- Sea Region
- on a bluff about 20 km north of Napier, New Zealand
- Latitude
- -39.3630°
- Longitude
- 176.9012°
Nearby Vessels
Construction & History
Significant events: demolished and removed in 2006
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Napier(6.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K3980.
- NGA No.
- K3980
- ARLHS No.
- NZL-057
Nearby Ports
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