Laings Point
Laings Point is a point in Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales. Laings Point is situated nearby to the suburb Watsons Bay, as well as near Vaucluse.- Type: Point
- Description: point or headland inside South Head of Port Jackson, Australia
- Also known as: “Green Point”, “Green Point, NSW”, and “Mit-ta-la”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eastern Channel Pile Light and HMAS Watson.
Eastern Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
The Eastern Channel Pile Light, also known as the East Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Laings Point, Vaucluse. It marks the eastern end of the Sow and Pigs Reef.
HMAS Watson
Military installation
Photo: Saberwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Watson is a Royal Australian Navy base on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay in Sydney, Australia. Commissioned in 1945, the base served as the RAN's radar training school.
South Head Lower Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Manly.
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.
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.
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. Balgowlah is situated 5 km north of Laings Point.
Laings Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
Discover Laings Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Laings Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Laings Point”
- Swedish: “Laings Point”
- Turkish: “Laings Point”
- Turkish: “Laings Yarımadası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Watsons Bay and Vaucluse.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Green Point Reserve and Victoria Wharf Reserve.
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