Flat Rock (1922)
Flat Rock Lighthouse (Date Unknown) Photo courtesy of MSA.
Photo by Eric Tarlton, used by permission of Once Again Images.
Flat Rock was originally guarded by a red pane on Tiritiri Matangi lighthouse. An automatic light was installed in 1922. 1
DIRECTIONS:
| Island | North |
| Province | Auckland |
| Location | Hauraki Gulf |
| Number | K3738 |
| Date Commissioned | 1922 1 |
| Date Decommissioned | |
| Automated | Automatic from date lit 1 |
| Latitude | 36° 27' South 1 |
| Longitude | 174° 56' East 1 |
| Elevation Above Sea Level | 13m 1 |
| Height | 3m 1 |
| Character | Flashes white every 7 seconds 1 |
| Range | 8 N. miles 1 |
| Made | |
| Construction | White tower, concrete base 1 |
| Converted Kerosene To Diesel | |
| Converted Diesel To Mains Electricity | |
| Wattage | |
| Present Tower | |
| Authority | Owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand 1 |
| Date Visited |
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Text and photographs. Copyright © 1999-2010 Mark Phillips. All rights reserved.
If anyone has any information on this light please contact me. thekiwimark@msn.com
Last Updated: 12/27/09