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 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.
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.
Pearl Beach
Suburb
Pearl Beach is a suburb of Central Coast Council on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. Pearl Beach was assigned 'suburb' status by the Geographical Names Board of NSW on 25 October 1991.
Observation Point
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.59373° or 33° 35′ 37″ southLongitude
151.31891° or 151° 19′ 8″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4RRHC849+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 11982861882OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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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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Highlights include Hermione’s Lookout and Pittwater Park.
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