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.

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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

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South Mole Lighthouse is situated 780 metres east of North Mole Lighthouse.

HMAS Ovens

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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 & Engineering Company, and entered service in 1969. HMAS Ovens is situated 1¼ km east of North Mole Lighthouse.

South Metropolitan TAFE Fremantle campus

College

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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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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″ south

Longitude

115.72455° or 115° 43′ 28″ east

Open location code

4PVQWPWF+CR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 60314355

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

Wikidata 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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