Low Head Lighthouse
Low Head Lighthouse is in Low Head, Tasmania, about 7 kilometres north of George Town on the east side of the mouth of the Tamar River. It was the third lighthouse to be constructed in Australia, and it is also Australia's oldest continuously used pilot station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Head and George Town.
Low Head
Village
Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area of George Town in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres north of the town of George Town.
George Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town and Low Head are historic townships in Tasmania. George Town was chosen as the Northern Headquarters for Tasmania, but later abandoned in favour of Launceston.
Low Head Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Tasmania, Australia
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: George Town Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.05553° or 41° 3′ 20″ southLongitude
146.78943° or 146° 47′ 22″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
4RC8WQVQ+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 2283157157OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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