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Location | Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia |
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Year first constructed | 1884 |
Year first lit | 1910 |
Construction | concrete |
Tower shape | round, conical roof |
Markings / pattern | white |
Height | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
Focal height | 275 feet (84 m) |
Range | 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) |
Characteristic | F. R. |
Admiralty number | K2650.1 |
NGA number | 111-6204 |
ARLHS number | AUS-285 |
Vaucluse Bay Range Front 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 front range light, Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light serving as the front light, into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the lights is 945 metres (3,100 ft).
It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu in a style now 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.
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The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation. It is located on private land, not accessible to the public, but easily seen from Wentworth Road.
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