Lighthouses of SA - Cape Martin Lighthouse Beachport, South Australia, Australia
By Team MavEtJu on 18-Oct-16. Waypoint GA8604

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	Virtual
Container:	Virtual
Coordinates:	S37° 29.386' E140° 0.753' (WGS 84)
	54H 412706E 5850336N (UTM)
Elevation:	21 m
Local Government Area:	Wattle Range

Map

Whodunit Terrain

Description

Lighthouses of SA - Cape Martin Lighthouse

Established in 1960 the lighthouse replaced the nearby Penguin Island Lighthouse. The light from Penguin Island was reused in the new structure. The apparatus was converted to electricity in 1974.

Only being 4.5 metres high the new light was found to be inadequate due to the build up of nearby sand dunes that obscured the light. In 1980, the tower was raised to its current height of 12 metres using precast concrete slabs.

Height: 12 metres
Elevation: 38 metres
Pattern: Flashing Every 20 Seconds
Range: 18 nautical miles / 33.3 km

Photo: Winsome Bonham

For more information, see Cape Martin Lighthouse at lighthouses.org.au.

When logging this cache, please add a photo of yourself or your GPS with this lighthouse.

Logs

30-Apr-24

LuckyL10n

#GA5843 - 11:17:00 AM; Day eleven of a road trip taking the long way to Adelaide from the National Capital and back again with the geohoney. After spending the night in Robe, we were headed east for Port Campbell. Stopped off to grab a snap of this lighthouse after making a short detour into Beachport. TFTC Team MavEtJu Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Dec-23

Nicko57

Bit slow logging this one, meant to do it years ago as I do pass by whenever my nearby geocache needs checking on.

19-Jun-23

TG47

Found with Smittengranny today.

19-Jun-23

Smittengranny

TG47 and I are camped in Beachport for a few days and went for a drive along the Scenic Road this afternoon. It was there that he snapped this photo of me climbing the stairs to the lighthouse. Thanks for another one Team MavEtJu. Clan Cerberus

Rated: for Overall Experience

16-Apr-23

Sol de lune

Quick snap during my drive home from Millicent. Certainly can't miss it.

Thanks for another one TeamEtJu...

Rated: for Overall Experience

20-Mar-22

feathertop

A week at beachport and a visit to any lighthouse is a must.
Popped up the path mid afternoon

Cheers

Rated: for Overall Experience

08-Oct-21

Budgietas

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Early in 2021 I received an invite from GoosenEgg and Stainless Steel Rat to join them on a caching trip to the Mega in South Australia. As planning got underway some caches with high Favorite points, very old caches, and the On Your Bike Series were listed as "must-dos"

The trip ended up being 10 days of solid and very enjoyable caching with quite a few highlights. The find count for the trip was around the 950 mark when all GCA, Adventure Lab, and GC caches are included. The high point for finds was a day of 335 finds in the one day, which would have been more, but a sudden storm put the end to caching for the day. No one was interested in getting out of the car to find a cache in a downpour in the dark Smile

We were lucky enough to find Gawler Fort Knox, Dustin's Cache, and my favorite for the trip Barossa High (From 21st of January 2001 with the original log book still in place) all in the one day.

Unfortunately, the caching around the mega was beset by bad weather and the day we had put aside for Mount Gambier was scrapped due to a covid case in Mount Gambier on the previous day, so we avoided the area. We all enjoyed the Fishing series and just managed to get the remaining of these before the light failed for the day.

In the end I managed to completed my D/T grid for the first (and possibly the second time) which was my aim for the year, although some of the D/T combinations were not really achievable in Tasmania without a 3 day overnight bush walk.

TFTC

04-Oct-21

crane2

Visited whilst doing the temporary Mega Adventure lab in gusty and wet conditions today! Clan Phoenix

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Oct-21

gooseandegg

Unlike the Old Penguin Island Lighthouse, I got up close and personal with this one!
TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

02-Oct-21

stainless-steel-rat

a nice lighthouse

02-Oct-21

2Wagtails

Enjoying a drive around the region while in Millicent for the mega and we spotted this lighthouse.

Thanks Team MavEtJu.

Rated: for Overall Experience

26-Feb-21

2y'stassies

After staying overnight at Beachport, we visited the Cape Martin Lighthouse. The required photo has been added to the Gallery. Thanks Team MavEtJu for the cache.

31-Oct-20

froghoppin

A drizzly day but a walk up the track soon had us within view for a happy snap, one of a few seen on our short trip south Very Happy

Rated: for Overall Experience

18-Jun-20

sylken

Another great day caching, this time in and around Beachport with FelixII. We thoroughly enjoyed the coastal views in this delightful southern port.
We have found a few in this series and we love it.....many thanks for showing us another TeamMavEtJu Clapping