The Spit
The Spit is a spit in Mosman Council, New South Wales. The Spit is situated nearby to the suburb Clontarf, as well as near the locality Quakers Hat Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Spit Bridge and Grotto Point Light.
Spit Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Cls14, Public domain.
The Spit Bridge, a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across Middle Harbour (an arm of Sydney Harbour, is located 10 kilometres north-east of the central business district in Sydney, Australia.
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.
Tania Park
Park
Tania Park is an urban park located at 2 Bareena Drive, Balgowlah Heights, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Administered by the Northern Beaches Council, the park functions as a suburban park containing large dog exercise areas, sporting facilities and play equipment.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgowlah and Allambie.
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.
Allambie
Neighborhood
Allambie is a location in the Northern Beaches Council local government area, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Allambie Heights, and has been designated an "Urban Place" by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Allambie is situated 4 km north of The Spit.
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.
The Spit
- Type: Spit
- Category: landform
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.8061° or 33° 48′ 22″ southLongitude
151.24648° or 151° 14′ 47″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
4RRH56VW+HHGeoNames ID
2207837
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