Western Channel Pile Light
The Western Channel Pile Light, also known as the West Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Georges Head, Mosman.Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “West Channel Beacon”, “Western Channel Pile”, and “Western Channel Pile Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eastern Channel Pile Light and Nielsen Park.
Eastern Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef. Eastern Channel Pile Light is situated 710 metres east of Western Channel Pile Light.
Nielsen Park
Park
Nielsen Park is a heritage-listed historic site, park and nature reserve located at Greycliffe Avenue, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
Steel Point Battery
Fort
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Steele Point Battery is a small fort, on the shores of Port Jackson in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, Australia. Steel Point Battery is situated 1¼ km south of Western Channel Pile Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Kirribilli.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
Kirribilli
Suburb
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area… Kirribilli is situated 4½ km west of Western Channel Pile Light.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Photo: MD111, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowlah is situated 5 km north of Western Channel Pile Light.
Western Channel Pile Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.84048° or 33° 50′ 26″ southLongitude
151.26429° or 151° 15′ 52″ eastOpen location code
4RRH5757+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1191078061OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7987710
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Western Channel Pile Light” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Western Channel Pile Deniz Feneri”
- Turkish: “Western Channel Pile Light”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casemate and Watchtower.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Georges Head Battery and Sergeants’ Mess.
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