Year first lit 1859 Height 21 m Focal height 100 m Material Limestone | Construction limestone tower Opened 1859 Phone +61 3 5988 6184 | |
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Location Mornington Peninsula
Victoria
Australia Tower shape conical frustum tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern dome Current lens 1st order Fresnel by Chance Brothers Address 420 Cape Schanck Rd, Cape Schanck VIC 3939, Australia Hours Open today · 10AM–4PMThursday10AM–4PMFriday10AM–4PMSaturday10AM–4PMSunday10AM–4PMMonday(Labour Day)10AM–4PMHours might differTuesday10AM–4PMWednesday10AM–4PM Similar Bushranger Bay, Fort Nepean, Ashcombe Maze & Lavender, Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife C | ||
Cape schanck lighthouse accommodation mornington peninsula victoria australia
The Cape Schanck Lighthouse was built in 1859 as the second coastal lighthouse in the Australian state of Victoria. It is located on the southernmost tip of the Mornington Peninsula. The tower was built from limestone, it is 21 metres (69 ft) tall. The light's focal plane is situated 100 metres (330 ft) above sea level, the light characteristic is the Morse Code letter "N", a long signal of 10.8 seconds followed by a flash. Depending on the bearing of the light, the colours are either white (south to west sector) or red (east sector). Due to its powerful lantern of one million candela and a first order Fresnel lens, which was installed in 1915, the light has a range of 26 nmi (48 km).
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The lighthouse was not only one of the first such buildings in Victoria, it was moreover Australia's first lighthouse tower with stone stairs. During the 1970s and 1980s the facility was restored and has since become an attraction for tourists. Today there is a museum in the old assistants' quarters. Accommodation is available in the old residences of the lighthouse keeper.