 Nobbys Head Light, 1902 | |
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| Location | Nobbys Head, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°55′6.86″S 151°47′54.27″E / 32.9185722°S 151.7984083°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1821 (first) |
| Construction | dressed sandstone |
| Automated | 1935 |
| Height | 9.8 metres (32 ft)[b] |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Operator | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| Heritage | listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List  |
| Fog signal | siren: 1 blast every 20s. |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1858 (current)[a] |
| Focal height | 35 metres (115 ft)[c] |
| Intensity | 580,000 cd |
| Range | 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (3) W 20s. |
| Official name | Nobbys Lighthouse |
| Type | Historic |
| Criteria | A.1, A.4, B.2, F.1, G.1 |
| Designated | 22 June 2004 |
| Reference no. | 105373 |
Nobbys Head Light is an active lighthouse on Nobbys Head, a headland on the south side of the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia.[2][1][3][4] An image of the lighthouse is included in the coat of arms of the City of Newcastle.[5]
The lighthouse is operated by the Newcastle Port Corporation. The headland is managed by the Land Property Management Authority[6] and is open to the public Sundays from 10am to 4pm.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Australia: Northern New South Wales". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ a b c 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. 124.
- ^ "The Nobbys Head Lighthouse at Newcastle". Lighthouses of New South Wales. Lighthouses of Australia Inc.
- ^ Searle, Garry. "Nobby". Lighthouses of New South Wales. SeaSide Lights.
- ^ "Commonwealth heritage places in New South Wales (Nobbys Lighthouse, Newcastle East)". Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
- ^ McMahon, Jeannette (23 November 2010). "Opening Nobbys headland to the public". ABC News. Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
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