Baring Head Lighthouse is a concrete lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, with an LED beacon powered by mains electricity.[2] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand, and can be accessed via walking tracks in the southern area of the East Harbour Regional Park, south of Wainuiomata.
The lighthouse tower is 12.2 m tall (40 ft), but the hilltop elevation gives a focal height of 87 m (285 ft).[2] The light range is 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).
The lighthouse was built to be the main approach light to Wellington Harbour, as well as a coastal light for Cook Strait. Lit on 18 June 1935, it replaced the light at Pencarrow Head, which was decommissioned later that year.[2] The lighthouse was initially powered by a diesel generator but was converted to mains electricity in 1950.[3] The 1000 W light was fully automated in 1989 and demanned. In February 2005, the original lens was replaced by a flashing LED beacon visible from up to 18 kilometres (10 nmi; 11 mi).[3]
baring, head, lighthouse, concrete, lighthouse, baring, head, wellington, region, north, island, zealand, with, beacon, powered, mains, electricity, owned, operated, maritime, zealand, accessed, walking, tracks, southern, area, east, harbour, regional, park, s. Baring Head Lighthouse is a concrete lighthouse at Baring Head in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand with an LED beacon powered by mains electricity 2 It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand and can be accessed via walking tracks in the southern area of the East Harbour Regional Park south of Wainuiomata Baring Head LighthouseLocationBaring Head North Island New ZealandCoordinates41 24 29 S 174 52 16 E 41 40806 S 174 87111 E 41 40806 174 87111TowerConstructed1935Constructionconcrete towerAutomated1989Height12 2 metres 40 ft Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and lantern greenish lantern domePower sourcesolar power OperatorMaritime New Zealand 1 LightFirst litJune 1935Focal height87 metres 285 ft Range10 nautical miles 19 km 12 mi CharacteristicOc W 15sThe lighthouse tower is 12 2 m tall 40 ft but the hilltop elevation gives a focal height of 87 m 285 ft 2 The light range is 10 nautical miles 19 km 12 mi The lighthouse was built to be the main approach light to Wellington Harbour as well as a coastal light for Cook Strait Lit on 18 June 1935 it replaced the light at Pencarrow Head which was decommissioned later that year 2 The lighthouse was initially powered by a diesel generator but was converted to mains electricity in 1950 3 The 1000 W light was fully automated in 1989 and demanned In February 2005 the original lens was replaced by a flashing LED beacon visible from up to 18 kilometres 10 nmi 11 mi 3 See also edit nbsp New Zealand portal nbsp Engineering portalList of lighthouses in New ZealandReferences edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of New Zealand North Island The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 22 February 2016 a b c Baring Head Lighthouse Maritime New Zealand website Archived from the original on 26 January 2020 Retrieved 5 January 2017 a b Baring Head Lighthouse section Operation of the Baring Head Light Archived from the original on 26 January 2020 Retrieved 5 January 2017 External links edit nbsp Media related to Baring Head Lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons Baring Head Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest s Lighthouse Explorer Database Lighthouses of New Zealand Maritime New Zealand nbsp This article about a New Zealand building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baring Head Lighthouse amp oldid 1218824728, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
