Point Howe

Point Howe is a locality in Norfolk Island. Point Howe is situated nearby to the locality Point Vincent, as well as near Anson Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Bates and Bird Rock.

Mount Bates

Peak

Mount Bates is the highest point of Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia, at 319 m above sea level. Located in the island’s northwest quadrant, it is part of the Norfolk Island National Park, which also includes Mount Pitt and was established to conserve the remnant subtropical rainforests.

Bird Rock

Islet

Photo: sdaggar, CC BY 3.0.

Bird Rock is an islet, which is situated 3½ km east of Point Howe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnt Pine and Kingston.

Burnt Pine

Town

Photo: bertknot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Norfolk Island is an island in Melanesia, administered by Australia. It is 1,600 km east of Sydney and Brisbane and 1,000 km northwest of Auckland. It's a great destination for relaxation, with a range of accommodation and dining, beautiful vistas, complex history and tropical reefs. Burnt Pine is situated 4½ km southeast of Point Howe.

Kingston

Hamlet

Photo: sdaggar, CC BY 3.0.

Kingston is the capital and main administrative centre of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island. The Norfolk Island Regional Council is based in Kingston. Kingston is situated 7 km southeast of Point Howe.

Point Howe

Type: Locality
Category: cape
Location: Norfolk Island, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-28.99613° or 28° 59′ 46″ south

Longitude

167.9253° or 167° 55′ 31″ east

Elevation

15 metres (49 feet)

Open location code

5V392W3G+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289559152

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cape

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2163007

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