Burrewarra Point Light

Burrewarra Point Light
Burrewarra Point Light. The solar panel can be seen on the top left of the tower.
New South Wales
Location Burrewarra Point
New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 35°50′1.93″S 150°14′1.11″E / 35.8338694°S 150.2336417°E / -35.8338694; 150.2336417Coordinates: 35°50′1.93″S 150°14′1.11″E / 35.8338694°S 150.2336417°E / -35.8338694; 150.2336417
Year first constructed 1974
Automated 1974
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape elliptical cylindrical tower and no lantern
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 33 feet (10 m)[1]
Focal height 203 feet (62 m)
Light source solar power
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km)
Characteristic Fl (4) W 15s.
Admiralty number K2577.6
NGA number 111-6556
ARLHS number AUS-016
Managing agent Australian Maritime Safety Authority

Burrewarra Point Light is an active lighthouse located at Burrewarra Point, New South Wales, Australia, which is north of Broulee and 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the south of Batemans Bay.

The light was constructed in 1974 as an automated lighthouse which was powered from batteries charged from the mains. In 1984 it was converted to solar power, with battery backup.[2]

The light has no lantern.[3]

Site operation and visiting

The lighthouse is operated by Roads and Maritime Services (formerly NSW Maritime).[4] The site is open and accessible to the public, but the tower is closed.[3]

See also


Notes

  1. ↑ According to all sources except Searle, which has it at 10 feet (3.0 m), most likely a unit conversion error.
  2. ↑ Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  3. 1 2 Rowlett.
  4. ↑ NSW Maritime though Rowlett says Australian Maritime Safety Authority.

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. 133.
  • Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  • "The Burrewarra Point Lighthouse near Batemans Bay". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  • Searle, Garry. "List of Lighthouses - New South Wales". Lighthouses of Australia. SeaSide Lights.
  • "Lighthouse Lights - NSW Maritime". maritime.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 3 October 2010.


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