Bean Rock Lighthouse
Bean Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse situated at the end of a reef in the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the only remaining example in New Zealand of a wooden cottage-style lighthouse, and it is one of only a few remaining worldwide.Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New Zealand
- Also known as: “Bean Rock”
Photo: Lee Gilbert, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium and North Head.
SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium
Public aquarium
Photo: Andy king50, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelly Tarlton's Sea Life Aquarium is a public aquarium opened in 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand. Located at 23 Tamaki Drive, it was the brainchild of New Zealand marine archaeologist and diver Kelly Tarlton. SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium is situated 2 km southwest of Bean Rock Lighthouse.
North Head
Volcano
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Head is a volcano and Tūpuna Maunga forming a headland at the east end of the Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, in the suburb of Devonport.
Trevor Moss Davis Memorial Fountain
Fountain
Photo: russellstreet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trevor Moss Davis Memorial Fountain is situated 1½ km south of Bean Rock Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mission Bay and Cheltenham.
Mission Bay
Suburb
Photo: Sgroey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mission Bay is a seaside suburb of Auckland city, on the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb's beach is a popular resort, located alongside Tamaki Drive.
Cheltenham
Neighborhood
Photo: 111 Emergency, CC BY 2.0.
Devonport is a harbourside suburb of Auckland, New Zealand. It is located on the North Shore, at the southern end of the Devonport Peninsula that runs southeast from near Lake Pupuke in Takapuna, forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour.
Kohimarama
Suburb
Photo: Ingolfson, Public domain.
Kohimarama is a coastal residential suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, located to the east of the city. Kohimarama is situated between Mission Bay and St Heliers and has an accessible beach with a boardwalk and green recreational spaces located amongst residential areas.
Bean Rock Lighthouse
- Categories: wooden lighthouse, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New Zealand, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-36.83329° or 36° 49′ 60″ southLongitude
174.83107° or 174° 49′ 52″ eastInception
July 24th, 1871Height
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
4VMP5R8J+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1052816627OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28375323
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to French—“Bean Rock Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বিন রক বাতিঘর”
- Bengali: “বিন রক লাইটহাউস”
- French: “phare de Bean Rock”
- French: “Phare de Bean Rock”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tāmaki Yacht Club and Savage Memorial.
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