Table Cape LH ST673 Table Cape, Tasmania, Australia
By
Geocaching Australia on 03-Oct-14. Waypoint TP7023
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | TrigPoint |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S40° 56.793' E145° 43.746' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 393027E 5466398N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 125 m |
| Local Government Area: | Waratah-Wynyard |
/145.7291,-40.94655,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
A trig point (also known as a Trigonometric Station) typically consists of a black disc on top of four metal legs or concrete pillar, resembling a navigation beacon. It is also accompanied by a metal disc, which is located directly below the center point of the tripod or on top of the pillar itself.
Trig points are generally located at the top of hills or points of prominence in the landscape. Many provide unique views and challenges, with some being difficult to get to.
These points were regarded as valuable to surveyors, providing reference points for measuring distance and direction, and assisting in the creation of maps.
To log a find on the Geocaching Australia website, you will need to include a picture of the trig point, 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.
Please respect local laws and regulations when searching for trig points. If you believe that a trig point is located on private property or in a dangerous location, you may archive the cache, by clicking on Log this Cache and place an "Archived" log on the Geocaching Australia website.
If you feel that you can add to the description of this trig point or adjust the difficulty / terrain ratings, please feel free to edit this cache and amend the information suitably. Vandalism of the cache description or other information will result in your account being terminated.
Additonal Information
The Table Cape Lighthouse is a dominant feature on Table Cape a few kilometres north-west of Wynyard. It is one a a relatively few number of lighthouses on the coast of Tasmania and on islands around Tasmania which are designated as State Trig points. Limited additional information can be obtain from the Table Cape LH entry in the Surcom database.
Logs
We arrived at the Table Cape Lighthouse to find no muggles around. A quick snap of myself with the trig point and my GPS, just before a muggle appeared. Thanks! 
Rated: for Overall Experience
The trig is on top. Thanks to Geocaching Australia. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Came here to have lunch, saw the trig. Thanks to Geocaching Australia
Rated: for Overall Experience
Visited this lighthouse after viewing the tulips nearby. TFTTP
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Today i was working at the Table Cape tulip farm and once finished i went next door to collect the required information for this cache. i took the required photo before a group of muggles pulled up to explore the area. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Decided to grab some caches on return to Wynyard for the night after working in the Smithton and Wynyard areas for the day. TFTC
"Hello thanks for the cache.
A lovely spot.
Found on Saturday 01 December 2018 at 1548"
A lovely spot.
Found on Saturday 01 December 2018 at 1548"
Nice lighthouse. It was open today and I went up inside. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
out and about to see a play in Burnie this Lighthouse being the Trig Point had to get a visit, with good company in tow selfies with lighthouses look respectable, TFTT TNBPLN lighthouse partly wet and wind blown, cool day.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Enjoyed a weekend on the Northwest coast with RLD4963. Managed to visit Table Cape between showers of rain. Still great views!
After finding the trig point over at the lookout we decided to walk across and have a closer look at this great lighthouse. Pity I didn’t heck for caches before we went. Lots more in the area. We didn't cary money either which meant we missed out on the guided tour that was on offer.
Rated: for Overall Experience
While we were out and about caching recently in the North West of Tasmania we stopped and parked near this beautiful lighthouse. I stepped out of the car and was nearly blown away. It was extremely windy. I took the required photo and returned to the safety of the car.
We are currently participating in the States of the Nation games running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy. TFTT
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We are currently participating in the States of the Nation games running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy. TFTT
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Finally nabbed this trig which is situated close to cache Table Capers.
Lovely spot with lots of history....as follows.....
A marine board was established for the nearby Port of Wynyard in 1868. The port had grown during the 1850' to cope with the burgeoning timber trade.Mr C.B.M. Fenton, a former mariner, kept a light burning in the front window of his house to guide mariners during the night.The board established two iron beacons at the mouth of the Inglis River in 1870. These were constructed by Mr William Peart, who later became Harbour Master.After several shipping incidents in the area, Table Cape was examined by Mr J.C. Climie, a railway engineer, for its suitability for a lighthouse.
Table Cape is a spectacular flat topped promontory with a sheer drop to the sea.Construction began and the tower and cottages were completed and in service in 1888. The tower was constructed of brick then, painted white. It has a circular steel stairway and a steel fly-over gangway to the door which is set above the below ground level base. The keeper's cottages were built of stone.The design was by Huckson and Hutchinson of Hobart and built by a local builder, Mr. John Luck. The bricks came from Victoria as ballast.Materials were brought to the site, fromWynyard 7 kilometres to the south, by bullock wagon.
The light was originally powered by an oil burner and had to be manually tendered.Bertram Jackson (the younger), son of first keeper Robert Jackson remembers those days:"The lamp had to be lit every day, as soon as the sun dipped into the sea, and it had to be kept alight all the time until the sun rose again.There were always three of them as I remember it, and they each took a turn to watch the light.They used a special oil called mineral colza, which used to be carted up in big drums by bullock wagon.It was a very clear, white light, and better than kerosene because it caused less soot."He went on to state that by day, the keepers used to pull heavy curtains round the light house windows, to protect the reflecting lenses from damage by the sun.
The light was converted to vapourised kerosene in around 1913. At this time the manning was reduced from three to two keepers.Converted to automatic acetylene operation in 1920, the lightkeepers were withdrawn in 1923.The cottages were demolished in 1926 due to rapid deterioration.In 1979 major works were undertaken. The lantern room was rebuilt and mains electricity was connected with an electric lamp and standby battery bank being installed.
Many thanks ftc...cheers sirius.
Lovely spot with lots of history....as follows.....
A marine board was established for the nearby Port of Wynyard in 1868. The port had grown during the 1850' to cope with the burgeoning timber trade.Mr C.B.M. Fenton, a former mariner, kept a light burning in the front window of his house to guide mariners during the night.The board established two iron beacons at the mouth of the Inglis River in 1870. These were constructed by Mr William Peart, who later became Harbour Master.After several shipping incidents in the area, Table Cape was examined by Mr J.C. Climie, a railway engineer, for its suitability for a lighthouse.
Table Cape is a spectacular flat topped promontory with a sheer drop to the sea.Construction began and the tower and cottages were completed and in service in 1888. The tower was constructed of brick then, painted white. It has a circular steel stairway and a steel fly-over gangway to the door which is set above the below ground level base. The keeper's cottages were built of stone.The design was by Huckson and Hutchinson of Hobart and built by a local builder, Mr. John Luck. The bricks came from Victoria as ballast.Materials were brought to the site, fromWynyard 7 kilometres to the south, by bullock wagon.
The light was originally powered by an oil burner and had to be manually tendered.Bertram Jackson (the younger), son of first keeper Robert Jackson remembers those days:"The lamp had to be lit every day, as soon as the sun dipped into the sea, and it had to be kept alight all the time until the sun rose again.There were always three of them as I remember it, and they each took a turn to watch the light.They used a special oil called mineral colza, which used to be carted up in big drums by bullock wagon.It was a very clear, white light, and better than kerosene because it caused less soot."He went on to state that by day, the keepers used to pull heavy curtains round the light house windows, to protect the reflecting lenses from damage by the sun.
The light was converted to vapourised kerosene in around 1913. At this time the manning was reduced from three to two keepers.Converted to automatic acetylene operation in 1920, the lightkeepers were withdrawn in 1923.The cottages were demolished in 1926 due to rapid deterioration.In 1979 major works were undertaken. The lantern room was rebuilt and mains electricity was connected with an electric lamp and standby battery bank being installed.
Many thanks ftc...cheers sirius.
Love lighthouses so returning to snap this one was a pleasure.
Not sure if they actually do shut the gate but the sign indicates it is shut from dusk till dawn. We just made it..
Not sure if they actually do shut the gate but the sign indicates it is shut from dusk till dawn. We just made it..
Rated: for Overall Experience
The lighthouse was open when we arrived & tours were on offer. We piked on the offer but took a few photos instead.
Last time I was here I wasn't doing GCA caches....that will teach me. No problems today though and the photo was soon in the bag.
Rated: for Overall Experience
not only did we we take pictures of this cool trig, we climbed it. leart about the history if this and other Tasmanian lighthouses. TFTC
Travelling around Australia and spending a few months in Tasmania.
Today we moved from Smithton to Boat Harbour Beach. Once we had parked the caravan up we headed to lunch at the Cafe before heading out caching. [^]
We followed the trail for the nearby multi which took us on a 120km round trip to be back at the start but obviously if your house wasn't here you only need to go one way.
Ducked the rain showers to have an enjoyable drive collecting caches as we went.
TFTC
Today we moved from Smithton to Boat Harbour Beach. Once we had parked the caravan up we headed to lunch at the Cafe before heading out caching. [^]
We followed the trail for the nearby multi which took us on a 120km round trip to be back at the start but obviously if your house wasn't here you only need to go one way.
Ducked the rain showers to have an enjoyable drive collecting caches as we went.
TFTC
1st for the day and not a very nice day to be caching. Luckily we parked only metres from gz and grabbed the required photo when the rain eased a bit. Thanks.
We were lucky enough to be able to have a tour of the lighthouse as well as the chance to log a trig. A pretty awesome two-fer. Thanks!
Have been to Table Cape many times but discovered we didn't have a photo with the GPS so back today to get one. Had hoped to get a photo of the tulips but hardly any close to the road. TFTT
Have been here on may occasions
Sainted at 1652hrs.
Sainted at 1652hrs.
Rated: for Overall Experience
The tulips and iris in the nearby paddocks look wonderful in the early morning light. Thankfully at this hour we didn't have to negotiate the many campervans and mobile homes attracted to the area by the tulip displays. The required photo with GPS has been added to the Gallery.
Editing an existing listing in the GA database should not create a duplicate - hopefully!
Thanks Swampy. There was a GA hiccup when we went to save the listing - it took 15 minutes from when SAVE was pressed before the final listing appeared. Nothing planned in the short term but will keep as you suggest.
