Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light

Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light

Location	Vaucluse New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°51′29.47″S 151°16′22.58″E
Tower
Constructed	1884 (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Height	26 feet (7.9 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and conical roof
Light
First lit	1910 (current)
Focal height	275 feet (84 m)
Range	5 nautical miles (9.3 km)
Characteristic	F R

Vaucluse Bay Range Rear 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 rear range light companion to the Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light, into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the two 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.

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 12 Wentworth Road.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Australia

References

• List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2009. p. 127.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
• Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.

External links

• "List of Lighthouses of New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.