Bradley's Head Light

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Bradley's Head Light (2008).
Bradley's Head Light at low tide with the foundation visible.
Historic view over Bradleys Head Lighthouse . In the background the workboat Aurora of the Sydney Harbor Trust .

Bradleys Head Light is an active lighthouse built in 1905 on Bradleys Head - on a protruding headland on the north coast of Port Jackson - in the metropolitan area of Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . The structure resembles the Robertson Point Light .

The lighthouse is 6.7 m high, rests on a rock and is connected to the coast by a footbridge. The beacon shows a green light that is interrupted every 3 seconds (Oc.G. 3s), like the Robertson Point Light , and gives different signals (horn: possibly 30s (bl. 10s, si. 4s, bl . 4s, si. 4s, bl. 4s, si. 4s)) from.

operator

For the lighting is Sydney Ports Corporation in charge, while the building of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water of New South Wales is assumed to be a part of the Sydney Harbor National Park .

reachability

Bradley's Head Light (right). Foremast of HMAS Sydney (left).

The lighthouse can be reached via the footbridge, but the tower itself is not open to the public. Parking is available at the end of Bradleys Head Road . The foremast of the historic warship HMAS Sydney is erected near the lighthouse , a memorial to all Australian seafarers who were killed in wars.

See also

Web links

Commons : Bradleys Head Lighthouse  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lighthouses of Australia: New South Wales. Retrieved September 22, 2011.

Coordinates: 33 ° 51 ′ 13.1 ″  S , 151 ° 14 ′ 48.6 ″  E