Search ||  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Name: Low Isles Lighthouse   

Feedback to the database manager

Nearest Town or City:
Port Douglas , , Australia

Location: Western edge of main shipping channel, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.


Click to enlarge: Photo   
Photo: Ken Ross

Managing Organization:
Queensland Parks & Wildlife

Notes:
The former assistant keeper's house here is now the Low Isles Research Station of the University of Queensland.

Tower Height: 85

Height of Focal Plane: 92

Characteristic and Range: Flashing white every 10 seconds.

Description of Tower: White, conical timber frame tower with iron sheathing, red lantern dome.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1878

Date Automated: 1993

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Keepers: Alexander R. MacGregor (c. 1904)


Subscribe
to Lighthouse Digest



USLHS Marker Fund


Lighthouse History
Research Institute


Shop Online












Subscribe   Contact Us   About Us   Copyright Foghorn Publishing, 1994- 2024 Lighthouse Facts       Lighthouse History