Parriwi Head Light

Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.

Photo: Collywolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
Also known as: “Parriwi Head Lighthouse”, “Parriwi Lighthouse”, and “Rosherville Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spit Bridge and Mosman Library.

Spit Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Cls14, Public domain.

The Spit Bridge is a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across Middle Harbour, the bridge is located 10 kilometres north-east of the central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Spit Bridge is situated 1 km north of Parriwi Head Light.

Mosman Library

Library

Mosman Library is a public library service provided by Mosman Municipal Council. It is located in Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. Mosman Library is situated 1½ km south of Parriwi Head Light.

Grotto Point Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Brianegge, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour. Grotto Point Light is situated 1½ km southeast of Parriwi Head Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balgowlah and Lower North Shore.

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 2½ km northeast of Parriwi Head Light.

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.

Manly

Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.

Parriwi Head Light

Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.81213° or 33° 48′ 44″ south

Longitude

151.24638° or 151° 14′ 47″ east

Inception

1911

Operator

Port Authority of New South Wales

Open location code

4RRH56QW+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 46500819

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata ID

Q7139826

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Parriwi Head Light” goes by many names.

Turkish: “Parriwi Head Deniz Feneri”
Turkish: “Parriwi Head Light”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rosherville Lighthouse Reserve and Freeston Scout Hall.

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