Tacking Point Lighthouse
Tacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's thirteenth oldest lighthouse. It was built on a rocky headland about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879 by Shepherd and Joseph William Mortley, to a design by the New South Wales Colonial Architect, James Barnet.
- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
- …is also known as “Tacking Point Light”
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flynns Beach.
Flynns Beach
Beach
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is a local government… Flynns Beach is situated 4 km north of Tacking Point Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Macquarie and Hibbard.
Hibbard
Hamlet
Hibbard is an unbounded locality located within the town of Port Macquarie, New South Wales. Hibbard is situated 8 km northwest of Tacking Point Lighthouse.
North Shore
Village
North Shore is a suburb of Port Macquarie, a city in New South Wales. North Shore is situated 9 km northwest of Tacking Point Lighthouse.
Tacking Point Lighthouse
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Latitude
-31.47561° or 31° 28′ 32″ south
Longitude
152.93726° or 152° 56′ 14″ east
Open location code
4RWJGWFP+QW
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man_made=lighthouse
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tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Swedish—“Tacking Point Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Tacking Point”
- French: “Phare de Tacking Point”
- German: “Tacking Point Lighthouse”
- German: “Tacking Point-Leuchtturm”
- Swedish: “Tacking Point fyr”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Dahlsford and Crestwood.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Tacking Point Lighthouse and Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club.
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