Old Point Perpendicular Lighthouse
Old Point Perpendicular Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Shoalhaven, New South Wales. Old Point Perpendicular Lighthouse is situated nearby to the ruins Torpedo Tubes (Outer Tubes).Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Perpendicular and Currarong.
Point Perpendicular
Locality
Point Perpendicular is a point at the southern tip of the Beecroft Peninsula and at the northern entry to Jervis Bay, in New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of Point Perpendicular Light, a historic lighthouse which was active from 1889 to 1993, and a replacement skeletal tower which is active.
Currarong
Photo: Phil Whitehouse, CC BY 2.0.
Currarong is a town in the Shoalhaven region of New South Wales. It is primarily a small village with a permanent population of about 300, but this swells to over 2000 at peak tourist times.
Jervis Bay Village
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jervis Bay Village is a village in the Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. HMAS Creswell Royal Australian Navy base is located in the village. Apart from the navy base there is an Aboriginal community in the village. Jervis Bay Village is situated 10 km southwest of Old Point Perpendicular Lighthouse.
Old Point Perpendicular Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: building, historic site, monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.09384° or 35° 5′ 38″ southLongitude
150.80437° or 150° 48′ 16″ eastOpen location code
4RPGWR43+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3353510873OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torpedo Tubes (Outer Tubes) and Target North 1.
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