Hexham Island

Hexham Island is an island in New South Wales, Australia. Hexham Island is situated nearby to the locality Plattsburg, as well as near the suburb Tomago.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hexham and Sandgate.

Hexham

Railway station

Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.

Hexham railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Hexham, and was opened on 1 August 1871.

Sandgate

Railway station

Photo: MrTwig, Public domain.

Sandgate railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Sandgate, opening in 1881 as Grant's Creek. Sandgate is situated 3½ km south of Hexham Island.

Sandgate Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Sandgate Cemetery is a necropolis in Sandgate, Australia, and has been continuously operating since 1881. The cemetery caters for all religious, ethnic and cultural requirements. Sandgate Cemetery is situated 3½ km south of Hexham Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hexham and Tarro.

Hexham

Town

Photo: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hexham is a suburb of the city of Newcastle, about 15 km inland from the Newcastle CBD in New South Wales, Australia on the bank of the Hunter River.

Tarro

Suburb

Tarro is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres to the east on the Hunter River. Tarro is situated 4½ km northwest of Hexham Island.

Hunter Wetlands National Park

Photo: Poidabro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hunter Wetlands National Park is a wildlife sanctuary in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.

Hexham Island

Type: Island
Description: island in New South Wales, Australia
Category: landform
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-32.8402° or 32° 50′ 25″ south

Longitude

151.6929° or 151° 41′ 34″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

4RVH5M5V+W5

GeoNames ID

8180670

Wikidata ID

Q21942346

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Satellite Map

Discover Hexham Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Hexham Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Hexham Island”
Swedish: “Hexham Island”
Turkish: “Hexham Adası (II)”
Turkish: “Hexham Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Campbell Island and Hexham Swamp Nature Reserve.

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