The Slack

The Slack is a hill in , and has an elevation of 289 metres.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Horton College.

Ruins
Photo: JTdale, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was a 19th-century independent Wesleyan Methodist boys' boarding school, at Mona Vale near , , Australia. Founded by Captain Samuel Horton in 1855, the college closed in 1894; and during its brief period it was considered an extremely prestigious school, counting many of the region's landed families of the period as students.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ross and Tunbridge.

Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small historic town in the centre of the , 120 km north of and 80 km south of . was first settled in 1821 as a garrison town for soldiers, as a coaching stop on the Midlands Highway and as a market town.

Village
is a rural locality in the local government areas of and in the Central LGA region of . The locality is about 24 kilometres north of the town of . is situated 9 km south of The Slack.

The Slack

Latitude
-42.06° or 42° 3′ 36″ south
Longitude
147.46001° or 147° 27′ 36″ east
Elevation
289 metres (948 feet)
Open location code
4R99WFQ6+X2
Geo­Names ID
8854381
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