East Vernon Light is an active lighthouse in the Northern Territory of Australia located in the Clarence Strait on the southern coast of East Vernon Island. The lighthouse guards the northeastern approach to Darwin.
The original lighthouse was constructed by the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service during the "Golden Age of Australian Lighthouses", between 1913 and 1920. It was a square skeletal tower with a lantern and a gallery, about high. The current red lighthouse was built on the same piles.
The light characteristic shown is a flash every five seconds, with a different colour depending on the direction: white on 250ð-042ð and -094ð, red on -088ð and green on -105ð. The light is obscured elsewhere (Fl.W.R.G. 5s). The red and green lights are visible for while the white light is visible for .
The site is accessible by boat and the tower is closed to the public. The light is operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority.