Middle Head
Middle Head is a cape in Mosman Council, New South Wales and has an elevation of 34 metres. Middle Head is situated nearby to the neighborhood Balmoral, as well as near the suburb North Harbour.Places of Interest
Highlights include Obelisk Beach and HMAS Penguin.
Obelisk Beach
Beach
Photo: Bill william compton, Public domain.
Obelisk Beach is a nude beach in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. The beach is on the southern side of Middle Head in Sydney Harbour and is part of Sydney Harbour National Park.
HMAS Penguin
Military installation
Photo: Ajayvius, Public domain.
HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy base located at Balmoral on the lower north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales. Penguin is one of the RAN's primary training establishments, with a responsibility for providing trained specialists for all areas of the navy.
Grotto Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Brianegge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgowlah and Manly.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Photo: MD111, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling.
Manly
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
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.
Middle Head
- Type: Cape with an elevation of 34 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.82577° or 33° 49′ 33″ southLongitude
151.26714° or 151° 16′ 2″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
4RRH57F8+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 10687598582OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2157785
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