Whale Beach Reserve

Whale Beach Reserve is a reserve in New South Wales, Australia. Whale Beach Reserve is situated nearby to the suburb Palm Beach, as well as near Avalon Beach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include McKay Reserve and St Michaels Cave.

McKay Reserve

Nature reserve

Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.

McKay Reserve is a small tract of remnant urban bushland in Palm Beach, parts of which contain the endangered ecological community Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest.

St Michaels Cave is situated in the Sydney suburb of Avalon Beach. This sea-side cave is around 110 metres long, 15 metres high and 10 metres wide. The original colonial owner was a Reverend John Therry, who planned to deliver lectures within the cave and build a church above it.

Palm Beach Seaplane Base

Aerodrome

Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach Seaplane Base is situated 2½ km north of Whale Beach Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrenjoey and Morning Bay.

Barrenjoey

Locality

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Barrenjoey is a locality in the suburb of Palm Beach, at the most northern tip of Pittwater. The headland is made up primarily of sandstones of the Newport Formation, the top third is a cap of Hawkesbury sandstone. Barrenjoey is situated 3½ km north of Whale Beach Reserve.

Morning Bay

Suburb

Morning Bay is a road-inaccessible suburb and adjoining bay in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Morning Bay is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. Morning Bay is situated 5 km southwest of Whale Beach Reserve.

McCarrs Creek

Suburb

McCarrs Creek is a suburb that is located adjacent to McCarrs Creek, approximately 4 kilometres west of Newport, at the headwaters of the Pittwater in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. McCarrs Creek is situated 6 km southwest of Whale Beach Reserve.

Whale Beach Reserve

Type: Reserve
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.6096° or 33° 36′ 35″ south

Longitude

151.3346° or 151° 20′ 5″ east

Open location code

4RRH98RM+5R

GeoNames ID

8161881

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