Observation Point

Observation Point is a cape in New South Wales, Australia. Observation Point is situated nearby to the suburb Palm Beach, as well as near the locality Barrenjoey.

Type: Cape
Description: point in New South Wales, Austrialia
Also known as: “Observation Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palm Beach Seaplane Base and McKay Reserve.

Palm Beach Seaplane Base

Aerodrome

Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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.

Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.

The Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland in the Sydney suburb of Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrenjoey and Morning Bay.

Barrenjoey

Locality

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barrenjoey or Barrenjoey Head is a headland and geographical locality within the suburb of Palm Beach, located at the northernmost point of the Barrenjoey Peninsula in Sydney, Australia.

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.

Avalon Beach

Suburb

Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY 3.0.

Avalon Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 28 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council, in the Northern Beaches region.

Observation Point

Categories: point and landform
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.59373° or 33° 35′ 37″ south

Longitude

151.31891° or 151° 19′ 8″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

4RRHC849+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11982861882

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

GeoNames ID

2154515

Wikidata ID

Q21905773

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Satellite Map

Discover Observation Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Observation Point” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Observation Point”
Cebuano: “Observation Point”
Swedish: “Observation Point (udde i Australien, New South Wales)”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hermione’s Lookout and Pittwater Park.

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