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 lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
located on the east side of the entrance to
Vaucluse Bay in
Vaucluse, New South Wales
Vaucluse is an Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located east of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government areas of Waverley ...
,
Australia
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. It serves as the rear
range light
Leading lights, also known as range lights in the United States, are a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At night ...
companion to the
Vaucluse Bay Range Front 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,
Parriwi Head Light and
Vaucluse Bay Range Front 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
This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Australia.
Australia has a coastline of , with over 350 lighthouses and navigational aids around the Australian coastline, and a single inland lighthouse, the Point Malcolm lighthouse.
The firs ...
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Lighthouses completed in 1910
Lighthouses in Sydney
1910 establishments in Australia
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