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Table Cape - TAS

Table Cape lighthouse stands between 80 meter cliffs and rich agricultural land.

Lighthouse

Position

DEG: -40.94654 145.728727

DMS: 40º 56' 47.55" S 145º 43' 43.43" E

UTM: 55 G 5466399mN 392996mE

Altitude: 135.61m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Lighthouse

Location

252.64kms NorthWest of Hobart
354.28kms South of Melbourne

Address & Contact

Table Cape TAS 7321

Phone: N/A

Email: keeper@lighthouses.org.au

Web: https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/table-cape-lighthouse

Information

Table Cape Lighthouse and houses for staff were completed in 1888 and the light commissioned. The lighthouse structure is 25 metres high and stands 180 metres above sea level. The light is visible up to 16 nautical miles to sea, depending on visibility.

The light is one of three on this part of the coast, the other two being Burnie and Stanley. Tours are available during the Tasmanian tourist season. It is closed in winter.

PlaceID	46016

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Strahan to Wynyard via Murchison Hwy

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Wynyard at 16/09:30pm EST

Distance from Table Cape 5.63km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.2°C	5.3°C	87%	7.2°C	1002.9hPa	5.0mm	WNW	17km/hr 9knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Wynyard Airport

Distance from Table Cape 5.63km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.4	21.7	20.1	17.5	15.1	13.4	12.7	13.3	14.4	16.0	18.0	19.5
Mean Min. °C	11.0	11.6	9.5	7.2	5.3	4.1	3.4	4.1	4.9	6.1	8.1	9.5
Mean Rain mm	44.0	48.5	47.6	73.3	97.0	108.0	129.6	115.2	96.2	96.1	75.5	65.3