Nelson Head Light, Nelson Bay

Name: Nelson Head Light
Address: Lighthouse Road, Nelson Head, Nelson Bay, 2315, Australia
Telephone: +61 2 4981 3585

#2 among attractions in Nelson Bay

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Nelson Head Light, also known as Nelson Head Inner Light, is an inactive, unusual lighthouse on Nelson Head, a headland northeast of the town of Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, near Halifax Park, on the southern shore of Port Stephens. The light guided ships into the port. Unlike other lighthouses, the Nelson Head Light has no tower, but was shown through the window of the lantern room, and later mounted outside. ()

Coordinates: 32°42'37"S, 152°9'40"E

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Lighthouse Road, Nelson HeadNelson Bay 2315 Australia

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+61 2 4981 3585

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Nelson Head Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moonshadow Cruises, Point Stephens Light, Hawks Nest Golf Club, Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge.

1.4 miSW
32°43'24"S • 152°8'35"E
Moonshadow Cruises, Nelson Bay
35 min walk • Boat tours, Dolphin and whale watching, Tours
3.4 miSE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Point Stephens Light, Fingal Bay
88 min walk • The Point Stephens Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, 4.25 km south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves to assist vessels entering Port Stephens.
3.3 miN
Golf
Hawks Nest Golf Club, Hawks Nest
86 min walk • Hawks Nest Golf Club is a championship rated 18-hole golf course with an Australian Course Rating of 72 in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
2.9 miN
Bridge
Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge, Hawks Nest
74 min walk • The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge is a road bridge that carries Myall Street across the Myall River, connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest in the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
3.2 miNE
32°40'6"S • 152°10'59"E
Hawks Nest Pro Shop, Hawks Nest
81 min walk • Golf
3.2 miSW
32°44'6"S • 152°6'54"E
Toboggan Hill Park, Nelson Bay
81 min walk • Park
4 miNE
Island, National park
Cabbage Tree Island
103 min walk • Cabbage Tree Island, also known as the John Gould Nature Reserve, is a protected nature reserve and uninhabited continental island lying 1.4 km off the mouth of Port Stephens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
1.1 miSE
Locality
Shoal Bay
28 min walk • Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port.
4 miE
Island, National park
Boondelbah Island
103 min walk • Boondelbah Island, also known as the Boondelbah Nature Reserve, is a protected nature reserve and uninhabited island lying 2 kilometres off the mouth of Port Stephens on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.
5.5 miW
Locality
Soldiers Point
142 min walk • Soldiers Point is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Located on the southern shores of Port Stephens it is almost entirely surrounded by the port and is a popular location for fishing and boating.
3.6 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Bagnall Beach Observatory, Port Stephens
93 min walk • Bagnall Beach Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory by Greg Crawford, located in Corlette, New South Wales, on the east coast of Australia.