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Low Head - TAS

The church at the signal station village

View to the west over the Tarmar mount

The remaining buildings of the Low Head Signal Station

Part of the Lew Head museum

Low Head Lighthouse

Village

Position

DEG: -41.06902 146.80476

DMS: 41º 04' 8.47" S 146º 48' 17.15" E

UTM: 55 G 5453563mN 483597mE

Altitude: 10.91m

Place Type

Population - Village

Location

206.18kms North of Hobart
394.6kms SouthEast of Melbourne

Address & Contact

335 Low Head Rd
Low Head TAS 7253

Phone: 03 63821143

Email: museum@lowhead.com

Web: https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/low-head-lighthouse

Information

A signal station was set up at Low Head in 1805. It is Australia’s oldest continuously used pilot station. The light station, established in 1833, was Australia’s third and Tasmania’s second.

Following a number of ship wrecks at the mouth and on the Tarmar, a lighthouse was constructed in 1833. Prior to that it had been the practice to light a bonfire on the site whenever a ship was spotted making for the river late in the day. The keepers residence was attached to the light tower, the only time this was done in Tasmania. The tower was 15.25 metres tall. As technology improved the light was upgraded to its current status as electrically powered and automatically operated.

A short distance up stream, in 1835, the permanent buildings of the pilot service and signal station were constructed. The pilot service has operated continuously since its inception. The buildings are in good condition and house a museum and a modern coffee shop. Some of the houses appear to be occupied with some possibly available for holiday rental.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Low Head at 02/02:30am EST

Distance from Low Head 2.16km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
9.0°C	5.6°C	91%	7.6°C	1031.1hPa	0.0mm	SSE	15km/hr 8knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Low Head

Distance from Low Head 2.16km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	20.3	21.1	19.9	17.7	15.4	13.5	12.7	13.1	14.0	15.3	17.4	18.8
Mean Min. °C	14.2	14.6	13.1	11.1	9.4	7.4	6.8	7.4	8.5	9.5	11.3	12.7
Mean Rain mm	48.8	26.3	46.3	55.6	62.9	70.5	67.5	82.6	65.2	51.3	48.9	43.9