Hornby Lighthouse, Sydney

Name: Hornby Lighthouse
Address: Victoria Street, Sydney, 2030, Australia

#145 among attractions in Sydney

Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse

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Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. It marks the southern entrance to Port Jackson and Sydney Harbour, as well as lighting the South Reef, a ledge of submerged rocks. It is the third oldest lighthouse in New South Wales. Designed by Mortimer Lewis and listed on the Register of the National Estate and on the New South Wales State Heritage Register since 2 April 1999, with the following statement of significance: ()

Coordinates: 33°50'1"S, 151°16'52"E

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Victoria StreetEastern Suburbs (Watsons Bay)Sydney 2030 Australia

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Hornby Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wentworth Memorial Church, Wentworth Mausoleum, Signal Hill Battery, Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light.

1.3 miS
Church
Wentworth Memorial Church, Sydney
33 min walk • Wentworth Memorial Church is a heritage-listed former Anglican church building located at 32B Fitzwilliam Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Clarke Gazzard and Partners and built by Monteith Constructions, with Miller Milston and Ferris as engineers.
1.3 miS
Mausoleum
Wentworth Mausoleum, Sydney
33 min walk • Wentworth Mausoleum is a heritage-listed mausoleum located at 5 Chapel Road, Vaucluse in the Municipality of Woollahra local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1872 to 1874 by Mansfield Brothers, architects. It is also known as Wentworth Mausoleum and site.
1.3 miS
Park
Signal Hill Battery, Sydney
33 min walk • The Signal Hill Battery was constructed in 1892–3 at Watsons Bay and is adjacent to the Signal Hill Lighthouse on Old South Head Road.
1.2 miS
Lighthouse
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light, Sydney
30 min walk • Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the lights is 945 metres.
1.5 miNW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Grotto Point Light, Sydney
40 min walk • Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour.
1.1 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Western Channel Pile Light, Sydney
28 min walk • Western Channel Pile Light, also known as the West Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located at the Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Georges Head at Mosman. It marks the western end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.
0.8 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Eastern Channel Pile Light, Sydney
20 min walk • Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located at the Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point in the Vaucluse suburb of Sydney.
0.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney
23 min walk • The Middle Head Fortifications is a heritage-listed former defence establishment and military fortifications and now public space located at Middle Head Road, Middle Head, Mosman in the Mosman Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia.
1.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Steel Point Battery, Sydney
39 min walk • The Steele Point Battery is a small fort, located on the shores of Sydney Harbour in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia.
1.2 miW
Beach
Obelisk Beach, Sydney
30 min walk • Obelisk Beach is a nude beach in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. The beach is on the southern side of Middle Head in Sydney Harbour and is part of Sydney Harbour National Park.
0.7 miS
Neighbourhood
The Gap, Sydney
18 min walk • The Gap is an ocean cliff on the South Head peninsula in eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The area, which faces the Tasman Sea, is located in the eastern suburb of Watsons Bay, in the Municipality of Woollahra, near South Head. Although the cliff is a popular visitor destination, it has an infamy for suicides.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hornby Lighthouse?

Nearby attractions include The Gap, Sydney (18 min walk), Eastern Channel Pile Light, Sydney (20 min walk), Beehive Casemate, Sydney (22 min walk), Middle Head Fortifications, Sydney (23 min walk).

How to get to Hornby Lighthouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hornby Lighthouse:

Ferry

Watsons Bay Wharf • Lines: F7 (18 min walk)