Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse
The Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland in the Sydney suburb of Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Barrenjoey Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palm Beach Seaplane Base and Lion Island.
Palm Beach Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lion Island
Islet
Photo: John Dalton, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lion Island is an island that is located at the mouth to the Hawkesbury River in Broken Bay on the Central Coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lion Island is situated 3 km northwest of Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.
McKay Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
McKay Reserve is a small tract of remnant urban bushland in Palm Beach, parts of which contain the endangered ecological community Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest. McKay Reserve is situated 2½ km south of Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrenjoey and Pearl Beach.
Barrenjoey
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barrenjoey is a locality in the suburb of Palm Beach, at the most northern tip of Pittwater. The headland is made up primarily of sandstones of the Newport Formation, the top third is a cap of Hawkesbury sandstone.
Pearl Beach
Suburb
Pearl Beach is a suburb of Central Coast Council on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Pearl Beach was assigned 'suburb' status by the Geographical Names Board of NSW on 25 October 1991. Pearl Beach is situated 5 km northwest of Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.
Patonga
Suburb
Photo: Rufusferret, CC BY 3.0.
The Central Coast of New South Wales is a coastal region immediately to the north of the state capital of Sydney and south of the state's second largest city Newcastle. Patonga is situated 6 km northwest of Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.
Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.58019° or 33° 34′ 49″ southLongitude
151.32983° or 151° 19′ 47″ eastInception
1881Height
20 metres (64 feet)Open location code
4RRHC89H+WWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1244693280OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q15196838
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In Other Languages
“Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare Barrenjoey Head”
- French: “Phare Barrenjoey Head”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gledhill Lookout and Barrenjoey Head Aquatic Reserve.
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