Watson

Watson is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. Watson is named after the third Prime Minister of Australia, John Christian Watson.

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Type: Suburb with 5,850 residents
Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
Also known as: “Watson, Australian Capital Territory” and “Watson, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Majura and St Margaret’s Uniting Church.

Mount Majura

Peak

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Mount Majura is a small mountain with an elevation of 890 metres AHD that is located in the northern suburbs of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.

St Margaret’s Uniting Church

Church

Photo: Hamer Radshaw, Public domain.

St Margaret's Uniting Church is a Uniting church in Hackett, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The church shares a spire with Holy Cross Anglican congregation, and is a major landmark in North Canberra, at the intersection of the four suburbs of Watson, Dickson, Downer and Hackett.

Mount Ainslie

Peak

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Mount Ainslie is a hill with an elevation of 843 metres AHD in the northeastern suburbs of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Mount Ainslie lies within part of the Canberra Nature Park. Mount Ainslie is situated 4 km south of Watson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ainslie and Belconnen.

Ainslie

Suburb

Ainslie is a suburb of Canberra, Australia in the North Canberra district. The suburb is bounded by Limestone Avenue and Majura Avenue to the west and north, Phillip Avenue to the north-east, Mount Ainslie to the east and Quick Street to the south. Ainslie is situated 3 km south of Watson.

Belconnen

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Belconnen is a largely residential outer district of Canberra in the northern part of the Australian Capital Territory. For shopping enthusiasts, Belconnen has an abundance of shopping precincts, restaurants, and clubs, making it a quieter alternative for those who don't want to mingle with the crowd in the city.

North Canberra

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Memorials, military sites, and parks all characterise North Canberra, a district comprised of several neighbourhoods in the District of Canberra Central.

Watson

Category: locality
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.23482° or 35° 14′ 5″ south

Longitude

149.15945° or 149° 9′ 34″ east

Population

5,850

Elevation

592 metres (1,942 feet)

Open location code

4RPFQ585+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 895522214

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

8348373

Wikidata ID

Q4476251

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Satellite Map

Discover Watson from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Watson” goes by many names.

French: “Watson”
German: “Watson”
Irish: “Watson”
Russian: “Уотсон (Канберра)”
Russian: “Уотсон”
Urdu: “واٹسن، آسٹریلوی دار الحکومت علاقہ”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mary Kitson Street Neighbourhood Playground and Justice Robert Hope Park.

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