Bay Rock Light
Bay Rock Light is an inactive lighthouse which used to be located on Bay Rock, a rocky islet northwest of Magnetic Island, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. First lit in 1886, it was automated in 1920 and deactivated in the 1980s. It was relocated in 1992 to the Townsville Maritime Museum, where it is now displayed.
Bay Rock Lighthouse at the Townsville Maritime Museum | |
| Location | Townsville Queensland Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 19°15′33.18″S 146°49′26.31″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1886 |
| Construction | timber frame clad covered by corrugated iron |
| Automated | 1920 |
| Height | 8 metres (26 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and red lantern |
| Light | |
| Deactivated | 1980s |
| Focal height | 29 metres (95 ft) (original location) |
| Lens | 4th Order dioptric |
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