Flat Top Island Light, Mackay

#8 among attractions in Mackay

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Flat Top Island Light is an inactive lighthouse located on Flat Top Island, a small island off the entrance to Mackay harbor at the mouth of Pioneer River, about 6.5 kilometres east of Mackay, Queensland, Australia. It used to mark the river entrance for shipping and the direction of the port, as well as highlighting close by shoals at Shoalwater Point and a reef off Hay Point. At 6 metres from the ground to the lantern floor, it is the shortest of Queensland's timber-framed iron clad lighthouses. ()

Coordinates: 21°9'41"S, 149°14'48"E

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Day trips

Flat Top Island Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Caneland Central, Stadium Mackay, Holy Trinity Church, World War I Cenotaph.

4.7 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Caneland Central, Mackay
120 min walk • Caneland Central is a regional shopping centre located adjacent to the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The centre has stores including a Myer department store, Coles and Woolworths supermarkets, Big W and Target discount department stores, Best & Less and Pillowtalk stores as well as the electronic store JB Hi-Fi.
4 miW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Stadium Mackay, Mackay
103 min walk • Stadium Mackay, currently known as its sponsored name BB Print Stadium Mackay, is a rectangular football stadium situated in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The stadium is home to the Intrust Super Cup's Absolute Enterprises's Mackay Cutters and Queensland State League's Whitsunday Miners.
4.1 miW
Church
Holy Trinity Church, Mackay
105 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is a heritage-listed Anglican church at 39 Gordon Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed in 1923 by Lange Leopold Powell and built by A Stonage and Sons, completing in 1926. It is also known as Holy Trinity Church Complex.
4.4 miW
Memorial
World War I Cenotaph, Mackay
113 min walk • World War I Cenotaph is a heritage-listed memorial at Jubilee Park, Alfred Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Stephen Harvey and built from 1928 to 1929 by Melrose & Fenwick. It is also known as Mackay War Memorial and Jubilee Park.
5.4 miW
Cemetery
Mackay General Cemetery, Mackay
139 min walk • Mackay General Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery at Cemetery Road, West Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Thomas Henry Fitzgerald and built in 1865 onwards.
4.3 miW
Church
St Pauls Uniting Church, Mackay
109 min walk • St Pauls Uniting Church is a heritage-listed church at 21 MacAlister Street, Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Walter Carey Voller and built from 1898 to 1918. It is also known as St Pauls Presbyterian Church.
3.8 miN
Lighthouse
Pine Islet Light
97 min walk • Pine Islet Light, also known as Percy Isles Light, is an active lighthouse located at Pine Islet, a small islet belonging to the Percy Isles group of the Northumberland Islands, about 130 kilometres southeast of Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
4.1 miNW
Bridge
Forgan Bridge, Mackay
106 min walk • The Forgan Bridge is a road bridge over the Pioneer River in Mackay, Queensland, Australia. The construction of the duplication and replacement of the old Forgan Bridge commenced in May 2008 and was completed in August 2011.
4.1 miW
21°9'49"S • 149°10'59"E
Mackay Museum, Mackay
105 min walk • History museum, Museum
1.5 miSE
Protected area
Round Top Island National Park, Mackay
39 min walk • Round Top Island is a national park in North Queensland, Australia, 797 km northwest of Brisbane.
6.1 miNW
21°6'24"S • 149°10'19"E
GoWake Cable Park - Mackay, Mackay
157 min walk • Water ski, Tours, Outdoor activities