Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light
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Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....

 located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse
Vaucluse
The Vaucluse is a department in the southeast of France, named after the famous spring, the Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.- History :Vaucluse was created on 12 August 1793 out of parts of the departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, and Basses-Alpes...

, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
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. It serves as the front range light, Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light, Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light serving as the rear light, into Vaucluse Bay...

  serving as the front light, into Vaucluse Bay. The distance between the lights is 945 metres (3,100.4 ft).

It is one of four such lighthouses designed by architect Maurice Festu in a style now sometimes called "Disney Castle", the others being Grotto Point Light, Parriwi Head Light
Parriwi Head Light
Parriwi Head Light, also known as Rosherville Light and Port Jackson Entrance Range Rear Light, is an active lighthouse located just off Parriwi Road, near Rosherville Reserve on the south side of Middle Harbour in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the rear range light, Grotto Point...

 and Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light
Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. It serves as the front range light, Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light serving as the rear light, into Vaucluse Bay...

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The light is shone through a window.

Site operation and visiting

The light is operated by the Sydney Ports Corporation. It is located on private land, not accessible to the public, but easily seen from Wentworth Road.
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