Port Melbourne Front Light

Port Melbourne Front Light is a lighthouse in City of Port Phillip, Victoria. Port Melbourne Front Light is situated nearby to the tourism office Local Information & Heritage Hub, as well as near Princes Pier.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Princes Pier and Beacon Cove light rail station.

Princes Pier

Pier

Photo: Karn-b, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Princes Pier is a 580 metre long historic pier on Port Phillip, in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was known as the New Railway Pier until renamed Prince's Pier after the Prince of Wales who visited Melbourne in May 1920. Princes Pier is situated 230 metres west of Port Melbourne Front Light.

Beacon Cove light rail station

Tram stop

Photo: Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Beacon Cove light rail station is a tram stop, which is situated 330 metres east of Port Melbourne Front Light.

Port Melbourne Town Hall

Town hall

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The Port Melbourne Town Hall was erected in 1882. The Town Hall is an important element in the historic Bay Street streetscape of inner city Port Melbourne. Port Melbourne Town Hall is situated 1½ km northeast of Port Melbourne Front Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.

Inner south

Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.

Docklands

Suburb

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Docklands is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, on the western end of the central business district. Docklands had a population of 15,495 at the 2021 census. Docklands is situated 3 km north of Port Melbourne Front Light.

Melbourne

Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.

Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

Port Melbourne Front Light

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.84173° or 37° 50′ 30″ south

Longitude

144.92935° or 144° 55′ 46″ east

Open location code

4RJ65W5H+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 973362033

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Local Information & Heritage Hub and Princes Pier Pylons.

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