Cape Baily Light

Cape Bailey Light
	Cape Bailey Light, 2007
Location	Kurnell; New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	34°02′07″S 151°13′19″E / 34.0352°S 151.222°E
Tower
Constructed	1950
Construction	concrete
Height	9.1 metres (30 ft)
Shape	square prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	National Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
Heritage	listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List
Light
Focal height	54.9 metres (180 ft)
Light source	solar power
Intensity	1,200 cd
Range	13 nautical miles (24 km)
Characteristic	four white flashes, separated by 2s, every 16s

Cape Bailey Light is an active lighthouse located at Cape Bailey, a headland at the south side of the entrance to Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves in help north-bound shipping hug the coast to avoid the strong southerly currents further out to sea.

History

The light was first considered in 1931 but only constructed in 1950. Its lantern enclosure was taken from an unknown late-19th-century lighthouse. It is currently solar powered.

Site operation

The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, while the site is managed by Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water as part of the Botany Bay National Park.

Visiting

The site is open, and accessible by a hike of about 2.5 hours round trip from the end of Solander Road in Kurnell, but the tower is closed.

References

Notes

^ According to List of Lights. "Lighthouses of Australia" says 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).
^ According to List of Lights and The Lighthouse Directory. "Lighthouses of Australia" says "Flashing (3) in 9 Seconds".

General 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. 131.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
"The Cape Bailey Light at the entrance to Botany Bay". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
Searle, Garry. "Cape Bailey". Lighthouses of New South Wales. SeaSide Lights.

External links

Grant and Tracey's Lighthouse Pages - Cape Bailey Light

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[1] According to List of Lights. "Lighthouses of Australia" says 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).

[2] According to List of Lights and The Lighthouse Directory. "Lighthouses of Australia" says "Flashing (3) in 9 Seconds".

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v t e Lighthouses of New South Wales and Jervis Bay Territory
North Coast	Fingal Head Cape Byron Richmond River Clarence River North Solitary Island South Solitary Island Smoky Cape Tacking Point Crowdy Head Sugarloaf Point Nelson Head Point Stephens Nobbys Head Norah Head
Outside Sydney Harbour	Barrenjoey Hornby Macquarie Cape Baily
Inside Sydney Harbour	Grotto Point Bradleys Head Fort Denison Robertson Point Parriwi Head Eastern Channel Western Channel Vaucluse Bay – Front Vaucluse Bay – Rear Shark Island
South Coast	Wollongong Head Wollongong Breakwater Kiama Crookhaven Heads Point Perpendicular Cape St George Warden Head Burrewarra Point Montague Island Green Cape
See also List of lighthouses in Australia