Cape Baily Light

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

Cape Baily Light
Cape Baily Light, 2007
New South Wales
LocationKurnell
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates34°2′6.56″S 151°13′20.05″E
Year first constructed1950
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height9.1 metres (30 ft)
Focal height54.9 metres (180 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Intensity1,200 candela
Range13 nautical miles (24 km)[1]
CharacteristicFl (4) W 16s.[2]
Admiralty numberK2622
NGA number111-6404
ARLHS numberAUS-019
Managing agentNational Parks and Wildlife Service (New South Wales)
Heritagelisted on the Commonwealth Heritage List 

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.

See also

References

Notes
  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".

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: New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  • "The Cape Baily Light at the entrance to Botany Bay". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
  • Searle, Garry. "Cape Baily". Lighthouses of New South Wales. SeaSide Lights.


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