Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay is a harbourside, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Watsons Bay is located 11 km north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra.Places of Interest
Highlights include Watsons Bay ferry wharf and HMAS Watson.
Watsons Bay ferry wharf
Transport stop
Watsons Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay.
HMAS Watson
Military installation
HMAS Watson is a Royal Australian Navy base on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay in Sydney, Australia. Commissioned in 1945, the base served as the RAN's radar training school.
Eastern Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Manly.
Lower North Shore
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.Manly
Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.Bondi Beach
Bondi Beach is a beach and the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs.Watsons Bay
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Watson Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.84381° or 33° 50′ 38″ south
Longitude
151.27973° or 151° 16′ 47″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Named after
Robert Watson
Open location code
4RRH574H+FV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Watsons Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Watsons Bay”
- German: “Watsons Bay”
- Spanish: “Watsons Bay”
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Highlights include Sydney Game Fishing Club and Watsons Bay Wharf.
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