Point Lookout Light, Australia

Point Lookout Light is an active lighthouse on Point Lookout, a headland on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia.

Point Lookout Light
Construction of the Lighthouse, 1932
Queensland
LocationPoint Lookout
Queensland
Australia
Coordinates27°25′53.83″S 153°32′25.41″E
Year first constructed1932
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower and lantern removed
Markings / patternwhite tower
Tower height16 feet (4.9 m)
Focal height256 feet (78 m)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 15s.
Admiralty numberK2852
NGA number111-5860
ARLHS numberAUS-195
Managing agentAustralian Maritime Safety Authority

History

A proposal for a lighthouse and a signal station on Point Lookout were made as early as 1825.[1] A pilot station was built in 1825 elsewhere on the island, on Amity Point, lighting the South Passage into Moreton Bay.[2] In 1848 this pilot station was also moved.[1]

A lighthouse on Point Lookout was finally constructed in 1932, the first settlement at the point. The light source was a carbide lamp operated by acetylene gas, and a hut for storage of the gas cylinders was built at the close by beach, which was to be named Cylinder Beach for this reason.[1]

Structure and display

The lighthouse is 16-foot (4.9 m) high, made of concrete and painted white.[3] The current display is three white flashes every 15 seconds (Fl.(3)W. 15s).[3]

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