Geilston Bay
Geilston Bay is a largely residential suburb of Hobart between Risdon Vale, Shag Bay, and Lindisfarne, in the City of Clarence located on the Eastern Shore of the River Derwent, taking its name from an inlet of that river of the same name.- Type: Suburb with 2,940 residents
- Description: suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as: “Geilston Bay, Tasmania” and “Geilston Bay, Tasmania, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tasman Bridge and Flagstaff Hill.
Tasman Bridge
Bridge
Photo: arctanx.tk, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tasman Bridge is a prestressed concrete girder bridge carrying the Tasman Highway over the River Derwent in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. When it opened on 29 March 1965, it was the longest prestressed concrete bridge in Australia, with a total length of 1,396 metres, including approaches. Tasman Bridge is situated 3½ km south of Geilston Bay.
Flagstaff Hill
Peak
Flagstaff Hill is the highest peak within the Meehan Range in southeastern Tasmania, Australia, situated on the eastern shore of the island's capital, Hobart.
Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens
Park
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, which cover an area of approximately 14 hectares, in Hobart located within the Queens Domain. Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens is situated 4 km southwest of Geilston Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindisfarne and Rose Bay.
Lindisfarne
Suburb
Photo: Phil Wardle, Public domain.
Lindisfarne is a suburb of Hobart's Eastern Shore in Tasmania, Australia, located approximately 6 kilometres from the City Centre within the municipal City of Clarence.
Rose Bay
Suburb
Rose Bay is a suburb of the City of Clarence in greater Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia. Rose Bay is a small suburb, making up only approximately 0.9 square kilometres with nearly one fourth of that area being parkland. Rose Bay is situated 2½ km south of Geilston Bay.
Risdon Vale
Suburb
Risdon Vale is an outer suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia on the eastern shore of the River Derwent, and adjacent to Risdon Cove, which was the site of the British colonisation of Van Diemen's Land. Risdon Vale is situated 2½ km north of Geilston Bay.
Geilston Bay
- Categories: suburb/locality of Tasmania and locality
- Location: City of Clarence, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.83675° or 42° 50′ 12″ southLongitude
147.35951° or 147° 21′ 34″ eastPopulation
2,940Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
4R995975+8ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1971746723OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348346Wikidata ID
Q5530141
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In Other Languages
“Geilston Bay” goes by many names.
- French: “Geilston Bay”
- “Geilston Bay”
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