Point Perpendicular Light, Currarong

Name: Point Perpendicular Light
Address: Currarong, Australia

#1 among attractions in Currarong

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Facts and practical information

Point Perpendicular Light is a lighthouse located on Point Perpendicular, a point at the southern tip of the Beecroft Peninsula, in New South Wales, Australia. It marks and the northern entrance to Jervis Bay. The historic lighthouse was active from 1889 to 1993 and is still present, though its future is unclear. It is believed to be the first lighthouse in New South Wales which was built of precast concrete blocks. The light was replaced in 1993 with a skeletal tower which is active. ()

Area: 11.17 acres (0.0175 mi²)Coordinates: 35°5'38"S, 150°48'14"E

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Currarong Australia

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Point Perpendicular Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Point Perpendicular, Jervis Bay Marine Park, Cape St George Lighthouse, Bowen Island.

~300 ftE
Climbing
Point Perpendicular
2 min walk • Point Perpendicular is a point at the southern tip of the Beecroft Peninsula and at the northern entry to Jervis Bay, in New South Wales, Australia.
4.4 miNW
Park
Jervis Bay Marine Park, Jervis Bay
113 min walk • Jervis Bay Marine Park is a marine protected area established by the Government of New South Wales in 1998. and the current zoning plan has been in place since 1 October 2002.
4.7 miSW
Historical place, Lighthouse
Cape St George Lighthouse, Jervis Bay
120 min walk • Cape St George Lighthouse was a lighthouse that stood near Jervis Bay Village, Jervis Bay Territory, Australia. It was located about 3 kilometres south of the southern entrance to Jervis Bay. Constructed in 1860 it was active until 1889.
2.6 miSW
Island
Bowen Island
68 min walk • Bowen Island is a sandstone island lying 250 metres off the tip of the Bherwerre Peninsula at the entrance to Jervis Bay, on the coast of New South Wales, Australia.

Point Perpendicular Light, Currarong

Facts and practical information

Point Perpendicular Light – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Point Perpendicular

Jervis Bay Marine Park, Jervis Bay

Cape St George Lighthouse, Jervis Bay

Bowen Island