Lighthouses of Tasmania - She Oak Point Lighthouse Low Head, Tasmania, Australia
By
Team MavEtJu on 15-Oct-16. Waypoint GA8546
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Virtual |
| Coordinates: | S41° 4.678' E146° 48.265' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 483570E 5452569N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 3 m |
| Local Government Area: | George Town |
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Description
Lighthouses of Tasmania - She Oak Point Lighthouse
She Oak Point Lighthouse and Middle Channel Lighthouse form 2 leading lights guiding ships into the mouth of the Tamar River on route to Launceston. Navigation beacons were laid in the entrance to the river in November 1804 when the area was first settled. In 1848, 2 stone towers were built, but were unlit and gave no assistance at night. The 2 new towers were built in 1882, and first lit on 2 December 1882. The lights are 1197 feet apart and elevated 55 and 38 feet respectively.
Height: 7 meters
Elevation: 11 meters
Pattern: -
Range: 9 nautical miles / 16.6 km
Photo: Tamar River Leading Lights
Fun fact: The last keeper was Mr Fred White who served for 27 years and delayed retirement until the lights were electrified and automated in 1955.
For more information, see Tasmanian index at lighthouses.org.au.
When logging this cache, please add a photo of yourself or your GPS with this lighthouse.
Logs
Photographed on the way back from Low Head.
Thanks for the cache Team MavEtJu.
Thanks for the cache Team MavEtJu.
Another lighthouse! I’d love to be thrown back in time and work at one of these for a while, thanks for the cache 
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Hi Edwin, another Lighthouse She Oak, on this wet day . Thanks to Team MavEtJu 
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Grabbed this quick shot in the car on the way out of the area after finding a GC cache nearby.
Thanks for this one Team MavEtJu, there’s still lots more to find around Tassie.
Thanks for this one Team MavEtJu, there’s still lots more to find around Tassie.
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Grabbed this quick shot in the car on the way out of the area after finding a GC cache nearby.
Thanks for this one Team MavEtJu, there’s still lots more to find around Tassie.
Thanks for this one Team MavEtJu, there’s still lots more to find around Tassie.
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Stopped here on my way to the Low Head Lighthouse precinct.
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Anther lighthouse to add to my collection, a couple more out here that I will leave for another day.
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Nice walk to the beach and finding caches and lighthouses along the way
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Visited these lighthouse with my geofriend.
Enjoy exploring around here.
will download the photo when I get home.
Thanks for bring me here and virtual cache.
Enjoy exploring around here.
will download the photo when I get home.
Thanks for bring me here and virtual cache.
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In the Georgetown and Head area this afternoon logging a few GA caches.
Love old light houses and love the history of this area.
TFTC
Cheers
Rocket
Love old light houses and love the history of this area.
TFTC
Cheers
Rocket
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Another bonus lighthouse smilie on our way through Low Head. Picture attached. Thanks Team MavEtJu for providing this cache.
Found and photographed this lighthouse near Low Head some time ago but have been saving it to fill a gap in our caching calendar. Love these lighthouse virtuals, TFTC
We found it interesting to discover that simply by keeping this and the middle channel lights in line, mariners could be assured they were in the shipping channel. So "low tech" compared to today's GPS gizmos. TFTV.
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Another of Georgetown's historical lighthouses, well worth the effort to visit this region on a sunny Autumn's day.. thanks..!!
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Very quiet day today. Have driven up here caching before but have seemed to miss this one. Today was the day!
#GA1391 - 16:20; Headed to Low Head on a wet afternoon to visit a few lighthouses in the area. This was the second stop and after spotting the driveway, headed in to grab a quick snap without getting wet! TFTC Team MavEtJu 
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Today was a day to visit a few lighthouses as we cached our way around George Town.
We stopped at this lighthouse for a quick photo in between rain showers.
We stopped at this lighthouse for a quick photo in between rain showers.
Visiting Georgetown today finding caches that have been published since our last visit and this was one of them.
Required pic added to the gallery.
Required pic added to the gallery.
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This was one of a few select caches we had selected for a trip to the North of the state, having a weekend away cache way great fun with myself tagging along with GooseandEgg we grabbed a handful of caches on Saturday before heading out early today to set off up a mountain.
After the event we headed north and called in at this one for a quick picture before moving on to the next.
Thanks for the cache.
After the event we headed north and called in at this one for a quick picture before moving on to the next.
Thanks for the cache.
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I had a previous photo of this lighthouse but no GPS or me. Today with an event just up the road we took the opportunity to stop and correct the matter although I think the picture without me is better 
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Attending a nearby event so grabbed a photo of another driveby lighthouse. Enjoying the series. TFTV
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Another place we have visited many times especially since we started geocaching. Very difficult to take a photo with the tablet when all you can see on the screen is your own reflection. The advantage is that the photo is easily accessible when it is time to log.
Another top spot on a beautiful spring day. Thanks.
Another top spot on a beautiful spring day. Thanks.
A trip to George Town today enabled us to photograph two lighthouses that we had visited some time ago but not recorded. We had visited this site previously when there were other caches nearby. A photo of our visit today, with Mrs y'stassie and our GPS in the photo, has been added to the Gallery. Thanks Team MavEtJu for the cache and the series.
Have been here many times
Logged at 2253hrs
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
Logged at 2253hrs
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
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