Cape Maria Van Diemen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cape Maria Van Diemen Lighthouse
A cylindrical white fiberglass tower stands 3 meters tall at Cape Maria Van Diemen. The light emits three white flashes every 20 seconds from a focal height of 90 meters. The station was established in 1879, and the current structure was built in the same year. The location is on the mainland point of the cape. The tower itself is closed to the public, though the site is open. The lighthouse is identified by the Admiralty number K3686 and NGA list number 3792.
Why it matters: This lighthouse holds a Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Oc.R. period 6s
- Focal Height
- 90m
- Geographic Range
- 6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1879
- Heritage Status
- Heritage New Zealand Category 2 historic place listing
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- K3686
- NGA No.
- 3792
- Wikidata
- Q54911631 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 3m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: White glass reinforced plastic(grp) f iberglass tower; 10
Location
- City
- North Island (Northland Region)
- Country
- 🇳🇿NZ
- Latitude
- -34.4768°
- Longitude
- 172.6453°
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