Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie

Name: Tacking Point Lighthouse
Address: Lighthouse Road, Port Macquarie, 2444, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 6581 8000

#1 among attractions in Port Macquarie

Top attraction, View point, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Tacking Point Lighthouse, Port Macquarie

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Tacking Point Lighthouse is Australia's thirteenth oldest lighthouse. It was built on a rocky headland about 8 kilometres south of Port Macquarie in 1879 by Shepherd and Joseph William Mortley, to a design by the New South Wales Colonial Architect, James Barnet. It is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and is classified by the National Trust of Australia. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°28'32"S, 152°56'13"E

Address

Lighthouse RoadPort Macquarie 2444 Australia

Contact

+61 2 6581 8000

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Tacking Point Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Thomas's Anglican Church, Port Macquarie Second Burying Ground, Port Macquarie First Burying Ground, Old Port Macquarie Courthouse.

3.4 miNW
Church
St Thomas's Anglican Church, Port Macquarie
87 min walk • St Thomas' Anglican Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at Hay Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1823 to 1827 by convict labour under military supervision. The property is owned by the Anglican Diocese of Grafton.
3.3 miNW
Cemetery
Port Macquarie Second Burying Ground, Port Macquarie
84 min walk • Port Macquarie Second Burying Ground is a heritage-listed former cemetery at Gordon Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was in use from 1824 to 1886. The property is owned by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 1 July 2005.
3.5 miNW
Cemetery
Port Macquarie First Burying Ground, Port Macquarie
91 min walk • Port Macquarie First Burying Ground is a heritage-listed former cemetery and now public park at Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. The site was chosen by Captain Allman, and it was in use from 1822 to 1824.
3.6 miNW
Museum
Old Port Macquarie Courthouse, Port Macquarie
92 min walk • Old Port Macquarie Courthouse is a heritage-listed former courthouse and now justice museum at Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet and built in 1869 by Butler and Bourne. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
3.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Port Macquarie Government House Site, Port Macquarie
90 min walk • Port Macquarie Government House Site is a heritage-listed archaeological site at 2 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1824 to 1826 by convict labour. The property is owned by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council.
3.6 miNW
Museum
Hastings Historical Society Museum, Port Macquarie
91 min walk • Hastings Historical Society Museum is a heritage-listed former retail store and now museum at 22 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia.
3.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Overseers' Cottages Remains, Port Macquarie
92 min walk • Overseers' Cottages Remains is a heritage-listed archaeological site, now incorporated into the Glasshouse entertainment centre, at 30-44 Clarence Street, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia.
3.5 miNW
31°25'48"S • 152°54'36"E
Port Central Shopping, Port Macquarie
90 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1.8 miW
31°28'39"S • 152°54'25"E
Emerald Downs Golf Course & Estate, Port Macquarie
46 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.8 miW
Ruins
Lake Innes Ruins
97 min walk • Lake Innes House Ruins is a heritage-listed former rural holding and residence and now interpretative site and ruin at The Ruins Way, Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings City Council, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1831 to 1848 by Major Archibald Clunes Innes. It is also known as Lake Innes House ruins and environs.
3.1 miNW
31°26'5"S • 152°55'1"E
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, Port Macquarie
79 min walk • City hall