Spence
Spence is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It was gazetted on 2 November 1972, and streets are named after trade unionists.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 2,500 residents
- Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
- Also known as: “Spence, Australian Capital Territory” and “Spence, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rogers and National Dinosaur Museum.
Mount Rogers
Peak
Mount Rogers is a large hill, with an elevation of 704 metres, located in the northern suburbs of Canberra, within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
National Dinosaur Museum
Museum
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Dinosaur Museum, located in Gold Creek Village, Nicholls, Canberra, is Australia's largest permanent display of prehistoric specimens. Established in 1993, the museum has grown into one of Canberra's premier tourist attractions.
Cockington Green Gardens
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cockington Green Gardens is a park of miniatures, situated in Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory. Doug and Brenda Sarah had the idea to create a miniature village in 1972, and Cockington Green was opened on 3 November 1979.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hall and Belconnen.
Hall
Photo: Sheba Also 43,000 photos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Have you ever wondered whether there were any settlements in the Australian Capital Territory before it was established? Hall is one of the last few remnants of what was New South Wales bushland before the capital was established.
Belconnen
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 2.5 au.
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.
Gungahlin
Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gungahlin is Canberra's northernmost district. Many travellers visit the district for the Gold Creek Village, a family-friendly "village", holding nearly all of Gungahlin's important tourist attractions.
Spence
- Category: locality
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-35.19873° or 35° 11′ 55″ southLongitude
149.06436° or 149° 3′ 52″ eastPopulation
2,500Elevation
640 metres (2,100 feet)Open location code
4RPFR327+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 247254113OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8349313Wikidata ID
Q1290748
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Spence” goes by many names.
- French: “Spence”
- Hungarian: “Spence”
- Irish: “Spence”
- Spanish: “Spence (Territorio de la Capital Australiana)”
- Spanish: “Spence”
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Highlights include Spence Musalla and St Paul’s Ginninderra Anglican Church.
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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 “Spence”. Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.