Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk
Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk is an obelisk in New South Wales, Australia.Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Obelisk
- Description: obelisk in Sydney, Australia
- Also known as: “Captain Cook Memorial”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kamay Botany Bay National Park and Cape Baily Light.
Kamay Botany Bay National Park
Photo: Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0.
Kamay Botany Bay National Park is in Sydney, Australia, in two separate sections, one being in the French town of La Perouse in the Eastern Suburbs, and the other being in Kurnell, being south of Botany Bay and east of the famous well known Cronulla.
Cape Baily Light
Photo: wildwalks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Baily Light is an active lighthouse located at Cape Baily, a headland at the south side of the entrance to Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Cape Baily Light is situated 3½ km south of Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk.
La Perouse Mission Church
The La Perouse Mission Church is a heritage-listed former church building and now vacant building and unused church located at 46 Adina Avenue, La Perouse, City of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia. La Perouse Mission Church is situated 3 km northeast of Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk.Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Perouse and Maroubra.
La Perouse
Photo: Maurice van Creij, CC BY 3.0.
La Perouse is a South-Eastern Suburb of Sydney. It is known for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Kamay-Botany Bay National Park. Congwong Bay Beach, Little Congwong Beach, and the beach at Frenchmans Bay provide protected swimming areas in Botany Bay and its great sunsets at Bare Island.
Maroubra
Maroubra is a suburb in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. It has a popular surfing beach Maroubra Beach. There is a rockpool around the northern point. While many consider it to be one of the best surfing venues, it has an unfortunate, media driven reputation for the tough 'Bra Boys' that surf the area.
Cronulla
Photo: Hyme852052, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cronulla is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Boasting numerous surf beaches and swimming spots, the suburb attracts both tourists and Greater Sydney residents.
Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk
- Categories: memorial obelisk, historic site, and monument
- Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.00465° or 34° 0′ 17″ southLongitude
151.21757° or 151° 13′ 3″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4RQHX6W9+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 18262523OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=obeliskGeoNames ID
2205992Wikidata ID
Q86493599
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Captain Cook Memorial Obelisk” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Captain Cook Memorial”
- Swedish: “Captain Cook Memorial”
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