Baring Head Lighthouse

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Baring Head Lighthouse is a concrete lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, with an LED beacon powered by mains electricity. It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand, and can be accessed via walking tracks in the southern area of the East Harbour Regional Park, south of Wainuiomata. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°24'29"S, 174°52'16"E

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WellingtonNew Zealand

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Baring Head Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, Lake Kohangapiripiri, Island Bay, Taputeranga Marine Reserve.

3.6 miN
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, Lower Hutt
91 min walk • Pencarrow Head Lighthouse stands as a beacon of maritime history in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. This historic lighthouse, constructed in 1859, holds the distinction of being the first permanent lighthouse to be built in New Zealand.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Kohangapiripiri
85 min walk • Lake Kohangapiripiri is one of the two freshwater Pencarrow lakes in Fitzroy Bay – the other being the slightly larger Lake Kohangatera.
7.1 miNW
Area
Island Bay, Wellington
181 min walk • Island Bay is a coastal suburb of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, situated 5 km south of the city centre. Island Bay lies on the bay which shares its name, one of numerous small bays off Cook Strait and west of Lyall Bay. 500m offshore in Island Bay lies Tapu Te Ranga...
6.4 miNW
Marine reserve, Nature, Natural attraction
Taputeranga Marine Reserve, Wellington
164 min walk • Taputeranga Marine Reserve is a legally protected area of sea and coast along the southern edge of Wellington, in New Zealand. It was officially opened in September 2008.
2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Kohangatera
72 min walk • Lake Kohangatera is one of two lakes in Fitzroy Bay. It has an open water area of 17 hectares and is fed by Gollans Stream, which has its headwaters on Mount Lowry, 14 km to the north. The drainage basin area is about 1,700 ha.
6.2 miNW
Beach
Princess Bay, Wellington
157 min walk • Princess Bay is one of the southern beaches of Wellington, New Zealand.

Baring Head Lighthouse

Facts and practical information

Baring Head Lighthouse plan & book

Baring Head Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Pencarrow Head Lighthouse, Lower Hutt

Lake Kohangapiripiri

Island Bay, Wellington

Taputeranga Marine Reserve, Wellington

Lake Kohangatera

Princess Bay, Wellington