Nobbys Head
Nobbys Head is a headland located on the southern entrance to Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The headland is situated above the Hunter River and the Tasman Sea of the South Pacific Ocean.Photo: Macr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Australia
- Also known as: “Nobbys Head / Whibayganba” and “Whibayganba”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Civic Theatre and Newcastle Art Gallery.
Civic Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Seahamnsw2324, Public domain.
The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre.
Newcastle Art Gallery
Art gallery
Photo: Damien Linnane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly the Newcastle City Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Art Gallery, is a large public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newcastle and Hunter Wetlands National Park.
Newcastle
Photo: Andrewssi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Newcastle is a city at the mouth of the Hunter River, approximately 150 km north of Sydney in the Hunter region of New South Wales. The city is the focal point for the diverse Hunter region that encompasses beaches and mountains, restaurants and wineries.
Hunter Wetlands National Park
Photo: Poidabro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hunter Wetlands National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Nobbys Head
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.91819° or 32° 55′ 6″ southLongitude
151.7989° or 151° 47′ 56″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
4RVH3QJX+PHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5364840629OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
Discover Nobbys Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Nobbys Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nobbys Head”
- Swedish: “Nobbys Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newcastle East and Stockton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gun Emplacement and Nobbys Lighthouse.
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