Hornby Lighthouse, Navigation lighthouse at South Head, Sydney Harbour National Park, Australia
The cylindrical sandstone tower features red and white vertical stripes and reaches a height of 9.1 meters at South Head entrance.
The lighthouse construction in 1858 followed two maritime disasters: the Dunbar wreck with 121 casualties and Catherine Adamson with 21 deaths.
The lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Port Jackson and represents a significant maritime navigation structure from the early Victorian period.
The tower generates a white light pattern of two seconds on and three seconds off, extending visibility to 15 nautical miles across the waters.
The site contains two Georgian sandstone cottages built from local materials and maintains its original 1858 architectural elements.
Location: New South Wales
Inception: 1858
GPS coordinates: -33.83357,151.28100
Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:07
Sydney offers numerous locations for photography beyond regular tourist paths. From Wendy's Garden in Lavender Bay to Hornby Lighthouse in Watsons Bay, this route includes gardens, historic buildings, beaches, and viewpoints. Each location presents a different aspect of the city, from harbor views to colonial architecture.
The Gap
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North Head Quarantine Station
2.2 km
Vaucluse House
2.6 km
Macquarie Lighthouse
2.3 km
Sydney Harbour National Park
2.5 km
Obelisk Beach
1.9 km
Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net
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Strickland House, Vaucluse
2.8 km
The Hermitage, Vaucluse
3.1 km
Sydney Harbour defences
2.4 km
The Manor, Mosman
3 km
Balmoral Bathers Pavilion
3.1 km
Greycliffe House
2.4 km
Rotunda at Balmoral Beach, Sydney
3 km
Grotto Point Light
2.5 km
Steel Point Battery
2.4 km
Signal Hill Battery
1.9 km
Western Channel Pile Light
1.7 km
Australian Army Artillery Museum
2.2 km
Shark Island Light
3.4 km
Eastern Channel Pile Light
1.2 km
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
1.9 km
Vaucluse House
2.6 km
Vaucluse House
2.5 km
The Gap Lookout
1.1 km
Blessed Sacrament Church
3.2 km
Milk Beach
2.8 km
Lady Bay Beach
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