North Mole Lighthouse
The North Mole Lighthouse began operation in 1906 at the entrance to Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia. The occulting red light, emitted from a fixed light source at a focal plane height of 15 metres above sea level, is visible for 18 kilometres and indicates the westernmost point of the harbour and its entrance.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse at mouth of Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Fremantle North Mole Lighthouse” and “North Fremantle Light”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Mole Lighthouse and HMAS Ovens.
South Mole Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JarrahTree, CC BY 2.5 au.
South Mole Lighthouse is situated 780 metres east of North Mole Lighthouse.
HMAS Ovens
Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Ovens is an Oberon-class submarine, formerly of the Royal Australian Navy. She was one of six Oberons built for the Royal Australian Navy by the Scottish Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, and entered service in 1969. HMAS Ovens is situated 1¼ km east of North Mole Lighthouse.
South Metropolitan TAFE Fremantle campus
College
Photo: Ché Lydia Xyang, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Metropolitan TAFE Fremantle campus is a college, which is situated 1½ km east of North Mole Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fremantle West End Heritage area and Gage Roads.
Fremantle West End Heritage area
Neighborhood
Photo: Pascal Subtil, CC BY 2.0.
Fremantle West End Heritage area is a designated heritage precinct in Fremantle, Western Australia. The City of Fremantle nominated the area in 2014 for inclusion in the State Register of Heritage Places to the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
Gage Roads
Locality
Photo: Samwilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gage Roads is an outer harbour area of Fremantle Harbour. It is situated in the Indian Ocean, offshore from Fremantle, Western Australia, and incorporates a deep water sea channel. Gage Roads is situated 3 km west of North Mole Lighthouse.
Fremantle
Fremantle is a port on the western coast of Australia, facing out into the Indian Ocean. Often referred to as Freo, it's not just a suburb or outgrowth of Perth, but a city in its own right — it's where Western Australia got started.
North Mole Lighthouse
- Categories: heritage site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.05388° or 32° 3′ 14″ southLongitude
115.72455° or 115° 43′ 28″ eastOpen location code
4PVQWPWF+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 60314355OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q7056133
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“North Mole Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- German: “Fremantle Nordmole-Leuchtturm”
- German: “Nordmole-Leuchtturm”
- Japanese: “フリーマントル・ノース・モール灯台”
- Spanish: “Faro North Mole”
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Highlights include Gareenup and Rous Head Harbour.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “North Mole Lighthouse”. Photo: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.