South Head

South Head is a headland in New South Wales, Australia and has an elevation of 15 metres. South Head is situated nearby to the suburb Avalon Beach, as well as near Bilgola Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barrenjoey High School and St Michaels Cave.

Barrenjoey High School

School

Barrenjoey High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Avalon Beach, a suburb in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

St Michaels Cave is situated in the Sydney suburb of Avalon Beach. This sea-side cave is around 110 metres long, 15 metres high and 10 metres wide. The original colonial owner was a Reverend John Therry, who planned to deliver lectures within the cave and build a church above it.

McKay Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

McKay Reserve is a small tract of remnant urban bushland in Palm Beach, parts of which contain the endangered ecological community Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest. McKay Reserve is situated 3½ km north of South Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morning Bay and McCarrs Creek.

Morning Bay

Suburb

Morning Bay is a road-inaccessible suburb and adjoining bay in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Morning Bay is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Morning Bay is situated 4 km west of South Head.

McCarrs Creek

Suburb

McCarrs Creek is a suburb that is located adjacent to McCarrs Creek, approximately 4 kilometres west of Newport, at the headwaters of the Pittwater in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. McCarrs Creek is situated 5 km west of South Head.

Barrenjoey

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barrenjoey is a locality in the suburb of Palm Beach, at the most northern tip of Pittwater. The headland is made up primarily of sandstones of the Newport Formation, the top third is a cap of Hawkesbury sandstone. Barrenjoey is situated 6 km north of South Head.

South Head

Type: Headland with an elevation of 15 metres
Category: landform
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.63333° or 33° 38′ south

Longitude

151.33333° or 151° 20′ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

4RRH988M+M8

GeoNames ID

2148988

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