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Robe Lighthouse - SA

Robe Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Position

DEG: -37.164167 139.744167

DMS: 37º 09' 51" S 139º 44' 39.02" E

UTM: 54 H 5886178mN 388499mE

Altitude: 6.01m

Address & Contact

Adam Lindsay Gordon Drive Robe SA

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Information

Robe Lighthouse - built in 1972 to replace historic Cape Jaffa Lighthouse (now located on Marine Parade in Kingston SE) originally located on Margaret Brock Reef.

It is a star shaped concrete tower 3.5metres wide at base, slanting out to 5 metres wide at the top. The light array has 3 vertical banks, each consisting of 5 200 watt headlight type lights which show a ‘light character’ of 3 flashes every 10 seconds and visible up to 37 km out to sea.

The lighthouse is automatic and has a power plant beside it which starts automatically if mains power fails.

This one is not the first in Robe. A small wooden one with a kerosene lamp was located on a rocky outcrop on the eastern end of Main Beach. This one started in 1895 and was there to guide ships away from hazards east of Cape Dombey.

The coastal trail runs east and west past the lighthouse.

PlaceID	581209

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Robe Airport at 04/11:00pm CDT

Distance from Robe Lighthouse 5.62km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
13.1°C	12.2°C	89%	11.3°C	1012.8hPa	0.0mm	S	7km/hr 4knots	11km/hr 6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Robe Comparison

Distance from Robe Lighthouse 1.06km E

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.5	22.6	21.1	18.8	16.4	14.3	13.6	14.3	15.7	17.6	19.5	21.2
Mean Min. °C	13.6	13.7	12.7	11.5	10.2	8.8	8.1	8.5	9.2	10.3	11.4	12.7
Mean Rain mm	20.1	18.6	26.8	46.1	72.9	95.3	103.9	85.6	59.0	44.1	30.4	27.9