Battery Point
Battery Point is a suburb of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is immediately south of the central business district. It is in the local government area of City of Hobart.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: StAnselm, Public domain.
- Type: Suburb with 2,140 residents
- Description: suburb of Hobart, Australia
- Also known as: “Battery Point, Tasmania” and “Battery Point, Tasmania, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Narryna Heritage Museum and Salamanca Market.
Salamanca Market
Marketplace
Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salamanca Market is a renowned street market held every Saturday at Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Since its inception in 1972, the market has grown to become the most visited tourist attraction in Tasmania, attracting over one million visitors per year.
Parliament House
Government building
Photo: Barrylb, Public domain.
Parliament House, Hobart, located on Salamanca Place in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is the meeting place of the Parliament of Tasmania. The building was originally designed as a customs house but changed use in 1841 when Tasmania achieved self-government.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hobart and Sandy Bay.
Hobart
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Hobart is the capital city of Tasmania and is Australia's second oldest city, after Sydney. Hobart sits along the Derwent River and began humbly as a penal colony.
Sandy Bay
Suburb
Sandy Bay is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, situated immediately south of the city's central business district and adjoining Battery Point. Bordered to the east by the River Derwent, Sandy Bay is known for its waterfront location and popular beaches, including Nutgrove Beach, Long Beach, and Lords Beach.
Glebe
Suburb
Photo: Graeme Bartlett, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glebe is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania, Australia. The suburb is a very small area adjacent to the city on the same part of land as the Queens Domain, the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and the Hobart Aquatic Centre.
Battery Point
- Categories: suburb/locality of Tasmania and locality
- Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.88821° or 42° 53′ 18″ southLongitude
147.33328° or 147° 19′ 60″ eastPopulation
2,140Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
4R99486M+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 60798104OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349119Wikidata ID
Q4869876
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Battery Point” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Battery Point”
- French: “Battery Point”
- Hebrew: “באטרי פוינט”
- Irish: “Battery Point”
- Japanese: “バッテリーポイント”
- Spanish: “Battery Point (Tasmania)”
- Spanish: “Battery Point”
- Swedish: “Battery Point”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salamanca Square and The Kudelka Shop.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Battery Point”. Photo: StAnselm, Public domain.