Wollongong Head Lighthouse
The Wollongong Head Lighthouse, also known as Flagstaff Hill Lighthouse or Flagstaff Point Light, is an active lighthouse located adjacent to the heritage-listed Wollongong Harbour precinct in Wollongong, a coastal city south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Flagstaff Hill Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse and North Wollongong railway station.
Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse, also known as Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse, is a historic lighthouse situated on the southern breakwater of the heritage-listed Wollongong Harbour, in Wollongong, New South Wales in Australia. Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse is situated 370 metres northwest of Wollongong Head Lighthouse.
North Wollongong railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Wollongong railway station is located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the Northern Wollongong suburb of North Wollongong, opening on 19 July 1915. It is the primary station for the University of Wollongong. North Wollongong railway station is situated 2 km northwest of Wollongong Head Lighthouse.
Wollongong railway station
Railway station
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wollongong railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the central business district of Wollongong. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Wollongong railway station is situated 2 km west of Wollongong Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wollongong and North Wollongong.
Wollongong
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Heading south, Wollongong starts where Sydney finishes. It is the third largest city in New South Wales behind Sydney and Newcastle and is thinly wedged on a coastal plain between an escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, in the Illawarra region.
North Wollongong
Suburb
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
North Wollongong is a coastal suburb of the City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. It is immediately to the north of the Wollongong city centre.
Gwynneville
Suburb
Gwynneville is an inner city suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia located approximately 2 km north-west of the city centre. It was originally named Gwynne Ville after the Gwynne family who owned the property. Gwynneville is situated 2½ km west of Wollongong Head Lighthouse.
Wollongong Head Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.42194° or 34° 25′ 19″ southLongitude
150.90973° or 150° 54′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4RQGHWH5+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 583604937OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q8030369
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