Wollongong Breakwater 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “Wollongong Harbour Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wollongong Head Lighthouse and North Wollongong railway station.
Wollongong Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Wollongong Head Lighthouse is situated 370 metres southeast of Wollongong Breakwater 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 1½ km northwest of Wollongong Breakwater 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 southwest of Wollongong Breakwater 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.
Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.41968° or 34° 25′ 11″ southLongitude
150.90678° or 150° 54′ 24″ eastOpen location code
4RQGHWJ4+4POpenStreetMap ID
way 583604938OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q8030373
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Chinese—“Wollongong Breakwater Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Wollongong Vuurtorings”
- Afrikaans: “Wollongong-vuurtorings”
- Chinese: “臥龍崗防波堤燈塔”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Breakwater Lookout and Brighton Beach.
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