- Nugget Point Lighthouse
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Nugget Point Lighthouse 
View along path towards Nugget Point lighthouse. Rocky islets (The Nuggets) can be seen beyond the point. Location Nugget Point, South Island, New Zealand Coordinates 46°26′53″S 169°49′03″E / 46.448148°S 169.817562°ECoordinates: 46°26′53″S 169°49′03″E / 46.448148°S 169.817562°E Year first constructed 1870 Year first lit 1870 Automated 1989 Construction Stone Tower shape Cylindrical tower Height 9.4 m Focal height 76 m Range 35 km Characteristic White FL(2) 12s Nugget Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse at Nugget Point in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand.[1] It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand.
The light was built in 1870 and was originally fueled by oil. In 1949 the oil lamp was replaced with an electric one powered by a local diesel generator. This was subsequently replaced by a connection to the mains grid although the original lens for the light is still in place and used to this day. The light was fully automated in 1989 and is now managed from a control room in Wellington.
In 1901 Walter Hutton Champion was the lighthouse keeper along with his wife Alice.
References
- ^ Nugget Point Lighthouse, Maritime New Zealand. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
Categories:- Lighthouses in New Zealand
- Buildings and structures in the Otago Region
- New Zealand building and structure stubs
- Lighthouse stubs
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