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Cape Byron Lighthouse

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The light that shines by night over Cape Byron Marine Park emanates from a tower as famous as the town of Byron Bay itself.
Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH
A tour group enjoy views from the top of Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation
Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH
Two women in the tower of Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo:
A life saving buoy at Cape Byron Lighthouse Museum, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area.
Stairs inside Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John
Historical displays at Cape Byron Lighthouse Museum, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area.
Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area. Photo: John Spencer/OEH
Built at the turn of the 19th century to protect ships passing along the coast, Cape Byron Lighthouse stands resolute on the most easterly point of the Australian mainland. Operated by resident keepers until 1989, its now automated light is clearly visible from Byron Bay township.

Learn more about this iconic white tower and find out about shipwrecks and stories from the sea in the Maritime Museum below.

Bring your binoculars to enjoy some of the best views of the ocean and hinterland on the entire coast. There are regular sightings of turtles, dolphins and humpback whales from this iconic point.

Take a virtual tour of Cape Byron Lighthouse captured with Google Street View Trekker.
Information

Website

www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/historic-buildings-places/cape-byron-lighthouse

Address

Cape Byron Walking Track, New South Wales, 2481

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