Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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located on the east side of the entrance to
Vaucluse Bay in
Vaucluse, New South Wales,
Australia
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. It serves as the rear
range light companion to the
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
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, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light (Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light ...
, into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the two lights is .
It is one of four lighthouses in a style sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being
Grotto Point Light
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 H ...
,
Parriwi Head Light
Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, ...
and
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
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, Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light (Vaucluse Bay Range Rear 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
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List of lighthouses in Australia
References
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Lighthouses completed in 1910
Lighthouses in Sydney
1910 establishments in Australia
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