Grotto Point Light
Grotto Point Light has a tower height of 7.9 metres. It was built in 1910.
- Tower height
- 7.9 metres
- Built
- 1910
- First lit
- 1911
- Light characteristic
- flashing(4) WRG 15s.<br /> white on range, red right, green left, obscured other
- Coordinates
- -33.8177, 151.2615
The Grotto Point Light is a lighthouse located in Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in 1910 and has a tower height of 7.9m. The lighthouse can be found at the coordinates -33.817769, 151.261567.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower with domed roof tower. The tower is built of masonry and brick. Its daymark is white tower. Its light characteristic is flashing(4) WRG 15s.<br /> white on range, red right, green left, obscured other. It carries a catadioptric lens. It was first lit in 1911. It is managed by Sydney Harbour National Park.
Details
- Name
- Grotto Point Light<br /> ''Port Jackson Entrance Range Front''
- Marking
- white tower
- Lens Type
- catadioptric lens
- Year Built
- 1910
- Description
- '''Grotto Point Light''', also known as '''Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light''', is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour. It serves as the front range light, Rosherville Light serving as the rear light, into Port Jackson. Rosherville Light is located almost exactly ( to be exact) behind Grotto Point Light.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with domed roof
- Image Caption
- Grotto Point Light
- Location Text
- Balgowlah Heights
- Managing Agent
- Sydney Harbour National Park
- Tower Height M
- 7.9
- Year First Lit
- 1911
- Light Characteristic
- flashing(4) WRG 15s.<br /> white on range, red right, green left, obscured other
- Construction Material
- masonry and brick tower