Lighthouses of Tasmania - Cape Tourville Lighthouse Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia
By
Team MavEtJu on 15-Oct-16. Waypoint GA8528
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S42° 7.363' E148° 20.578' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 611008E 5335725N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 70 m |
| Local Government Area: | Glamorgan-Spring Bay |
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Description
Lighthouses of Tasmania - Cape Tourville Lighthouse
The Cape Tourville Lighthouse was erected in 1971. It replaced the inaccessible Cape Forestier Lighthouse on Lemon Rock which was decommissioned the same year. The lighthouse was constructed as an automatic light and was never manned. Both Capes are in the scenic Freycinet National Park.
Height: 11 meters
Elevation: 126 meters
Pattern: Group Flashing (3) in 10 Seconds
Range: 28 nautical miles / 51.8 km
Photo: Winsome Bonham
For more information, see Cape Tourville Lighthouse at lighthouses.org.au.
When logging this cache, please add a photo of yourself or your GPS with this lighthouse.
Logs
A quick photo while we were visiting the area.
Thanks for the virtual Team MavEtJu.
Thanks for the virtual Team MavEtJu.
A visit to Freycinet and a quick drive to the cape after the main hike.
Nice to find a cool lighthouse here as well. Thanks for the virtual.
Nice to find a cool lighthouse here as well. Thanks for the virtual.
I could write essays on why I love lighthouses but today is not the day as I’m too far behind with my logging for that haha. GPS image over at TP5194. Thanks for the cache 
Rated: for Overall Experience
On a trip away for our Wedding Anniversary to Coles Bay - picked this up on the way.
All in good order
TFTC
All in good order
TFTC
A quick find whilst on a long day trip to the area. Killing two birds with one stone here, a Trig and a virtual. Nice!
Great views from the walkway here, definitely worth a visit.
thanks.
Great views from the walkway here, definitely worth a visit.
thanks.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA4033 - 16:40; Arrived in Tassie on the boat this morning and now staying the night at Coles Bay with the in-laws. A guided tour took us up to the lighthouse and a cache or two as well! TFTC Team MavEtJu 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found today after exploring around Freycinet National Park. Drove down after camping at Scamander, hoping to walk into Wineglass bay. But it was soo busy. Not even a car park and Tourists everywhere!! Oh well, it is Easter after all. :lol I think this part of the park is amazing. TFTC 
Three of us took a diversion up to this truly magnificent spot while the others headed on up to Swansea - oh what they missed. 
I was able to talk my Cuz into taking the money shot at 10:45 while on our stroll around this beautiful area. 
Many thanks Team MavEtJu.
I was able to talk my Cuz into taking the money shot at 10:45 while on our stroll around this beautiful area. Many thanks Team MavEtJu.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On holidays in Tassie with the family, so grabbing as many caches as I can while siteseeing. TFTC
In March 2016 we were visiting Climbing Son for a couple of weeks. I was hoping to see some sea birds on this visit to Cape Tourville Lighthouse but it was so windy I think they blew away! Still amazing views in between drizzle. TFTC
Found this while doing a bit of a tour of Tassie.
The walk ways here are great with fantastic views.
TFTC
The walk ways here are great with fantastic views.
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Visited Lighthouse while in the area
The views from the walkway are great - especially on a clear winters day that we got
The views from the walkway are great - especially on a clear winters day that we got
What a great idea for a series of caches.
We have visited this area several times before and just love it each time we come but today was extra special as we stood at the lookout for thirty minutes in glorious sunshine watching two sperm whales breaking the surface and spouting as they made their way up the coast - it was just wonderful. Thanks for this cache.
We have visited this area several times before and just love it each time we come but today was extra special as we stood at the lookout for thirty minutes in glorious sunshine watching two sperm whales breaking the surface and spouting as they made their way up the coast - it was just wonderful. Thanks for this cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Although this lighthouse is not all that far away from the Tardis GZ it managed to slip under our radar for quite some time. Then it slipped under once again as the necessary evidence of our visit got forgotten about on the phone. Then we thought "oh, we've logged that one already" only to discover it was on the rather proximal GCA for entirely different reasons. So along with the nearby GC this makes 3 visits over 5 years to nab 3 finds. We do like to get our money's worth on the changing views over time. So our apologies for the tardiness of the Tardis in logging this one, but at least these phone cams come with date stamping so we know when we were there.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thank you for the cache.
A late night trip to get some caches.
Found while caching in the area with EeePees.
Found at 9:04:00 PM
TFTC
A late night trip to get some caches.
Found while caching in the area with EeePees.
Found at 9:04:00 PM
TFTC
Hi Team MavEtJu, thanks for the lighthouse cache. This is a spot I've visited on and off over the last 4 decades. This visit had a different purpose, to bag a lazy 3 caches. Very quiet here today, few muggles, beautiful views, relatively overcast, sadly no marine mammals spotted. Found by the boys while Mum sheltered in the geoMobile. Will add pic in a few days when have access to the required tech.
12 1445 Fri 21st Oct 2016
12 1445 Fri 21st Oct 2016
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hi MavEtJu
Been to this light on many occasions
Sainted at 0810hrs.
Thanks for the *FTF*
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Been to this light on many occasions
Sainted at 0810hrs.
Thanks for the *FTF*
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We visited the Cape Tourville lighthouse during one of our excursions to the East Coast. The required photo has been added to the Gallery. {FTF} at 7:30am. Thanks Team MavEfJu for this cache and a very interesting series.
