Crookhaven Lighthouse Culburra Beach, New South Wales, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 23-Dec-13. Waypoint TP6826

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Type: TrigPoint
Container: Other
Coordinates: S34° 53.945' E150° 46.216' (WGS 84)
  56H 296265E 6135879N (UTM)
Elevation: 18 m
Local Government Area: Shoalhaven City

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Crookhaven Lighthouse Trig Station TS5260R

The Lighthouse is derelict but there are plans to restore it.

History:

A Pilot station was commissioned here on 1 February 1872. From 1882 a light consisting of a red lantern from a ship's mast-head and supported on 2 poles was erected. Later this was replaced with a brass lantern in a wooden lighthouse. The existing light was lit in 1904 and the replaced building demolished the next day. The lantern from the Cape St George Lighthouse, which was de-commissioned on the completion of the Pt Perpendicular lighthouse in 1898, was utilised.

To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the Lighthouse, along with your GPS receiver and (preferably) yourself. Long distance / telephoto type pictures are against the spirit of this cache. You are encouraged to leave a description of your journey in your log to help others in finding the trig point. 

 

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21-Jun-21
Cool location. thx
 
Beautiful morning for some exercise out here. I missed the sunrise - slept in. Love the rounded shapes in the rock platform just beyond. Door was open but I wasn't going in without someone else.
 
27-Dec-19
This one came with silly tourists risking their necks.
 
20-Nov-19
MrT found this Lighthouse Trig while exploring the area. TFTT
 
20-Sep-19
Came out for a wander with long time GC partner gredta, who enjoys the hunt but doesn't bother with recording the find. Today it was a return from 12 months ago when we came here on a GC mission without a focus on GCA. Now with a renewed focus it was GCA all the way. We were amazed to see a 2m diamond python cruising over and around the rocks as we made our way up to the headland. No such welcome at GZ

Thanks Geocaching Australia for this trig. Love the trigs

Cheers
MajuraHathi
 
11-Jun-18
Out with Asthecrowsfly for the day of maintenance we visited the old light house
Cheers!
 
02-Jun-18
This place has seen better days but it's a nice walk out just the same.
 
23-Dec-17
Not in real good shape any more.
 
30-Sep-17
Visiting nearby gave the opportunity to head out to these two trigs, one of course the very old, run down lighthouse. Once the photos were snapped we joined a few other visitors in some whale spotting. Did see a couple breaching but too far out to seen well. Glad we took the chance to head in anyway.

As for the photo of the railing - nope, not me !! WhistleWhistle
 
11-Jun-17
Probably the most dilapidated and sad looking lighthouse we've visited on this trip to the 'big island'. Pity the council here doesn't get in and restore it to its former glory.
Thanks.
 
25-Dec-16
I have been wanting to visit this old light house for a couple of years now so made the effort to visit today. Very nice spot.
 
15-Dec-16
With my work done in Nowra, there was some time to have a look around the area. So I popped over to this one and grabbed a selfie or two. After visiting Numbaa Trig, I thought I was rather close to this one too. Turned out to be a rather nice drive, a little longer than I first thought.
 
03-Jul-16
Geocaching Australia (GCA) Cache Find Number 1204 - 12338 overall cache finds.

Found while on a caching run with specimenX down the coast - a really fun trip with lots of cache finds. While I mainly looked for GC caches, when an easy GCA cache comes along we go for that as well. Trigs are particularly nice to track down and find. I was very happy when they became part of the GCA cache family. Its especially satisfying if you have made a big climb up for one ! I have also now joined dragonZone in Clan Cerberus, so there are more reasons to find those GCA caches. Its interesting to find the many different types of trigs. From the traditional metal legs and vanes, to the concrete base with vanes, to the ones on top of water tanks (especially the red ones !), as well the new CORS type. When you look on a GCA map and see all those hundreds and hundreds of blue 'Z's it shows just how many there are out there. Shame so many are on private property and cannot be accessed at all. So as far as I'm concerned every trig that can be found and photographed is a real bonus !

The trig was quickly 'found'. Really nice area to visit.

Thanks Geocaching Australia !
 
16-Jan-16
On my walk out along this point to get a few caches I was interested to see there is a second GA out here now. Time for a nice picture.

Thanks
Albida
 
12-Jun-14
Finally had some time today to do a revisit to this well known spot. Its a great little walk with some spectacular views along the way.
TFTC Wilbert67
 
11-Jun-14
Walked from our holiday house out to the light house and back along the beach. Beautiful.
 
28-Dec-13
I waymarked the lighthouse in 2011 so will add a find here as well. Good views nearby & a pleasant walk, with another Trig near the VMR.
 
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