Hornby Lighthouse
Fl W 5s🇦🇺New South Wales, AUOperational
Location & Light Range
About Hornby Lighthouse
Completed in 1858, Hornby Lighthouse stands 27 meters tall at South Head, New South Wales. Its white tower houses a light with a geographic range of 15 nautical miles. The light emits a long white flash on a continuous cycle. The structure is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register. This lighthouse marks the southern entry to Port Jackson and illuminates the submerged South Reef.
Why it matters: As the third oldest lighthouse in New South Wales, it has guided vessels into Port Jackson since the 1840s.
Background
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. It marks the southern entrance to Port Jackson, as well as lighting the South Reef, a ledge of submerged rocks. It is the third oldest lighthouse in New South Wales. Designed by Mortimer Lewis and listed on the (now defunct) Register of the National Estate and on the New South Wales State Heritage Register since 2 April 1999, with the following statement of significance:
A dominant Sydney landmark which appears to have been in continuous use since the 1840s as a controlling point for shipping entering and leaving Port Jackson. The building complex, designed by the Colonial Architect Mortimer Lewis in the early 1840s, is an architectural important example of an early Victorian public work associated with port activities.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 5s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- LFl
- Focal Height
- 27m
- Geographic Range
- 15NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1858
- Heritage Status
- Heritage Act — State Heritage Register
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- K2636
- NGA No.
- K 2636
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q12060536 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Color
- white
Location
- City
- New South Wales
- Country
- 🇦🇺AU
- Latitude
- -33.8336°
- Longitude
- 151.2810°
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