Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light

Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light
Location Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates
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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Site operation and visiting

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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