Coombs

Coombs is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is named in honour of H.

Type: Suburb with 1,800 residents
Description: suburb of Canberra, Australia
Also known as: “Coombs, Australian Capital Territory” and “Coombs, Australian Capital Territory, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Stromlo Observatory and Mount Stromlo.

Mount Stromlo Observatory

University

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. Mount Stromlo Observatory is situated 3 km west of Coombs.

Mount Stromlo

Peak

Mount Stromlo is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and Stromlo Forest Park. Mount Stromlo is situated 3 km west of Coombs.

Orana Steiner School

School

Orana Steiner School is an independent, co-educational, Steiner school in the Canberra suburb of Weston, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is administered by the Association of Independent Schools of the ACT, with an enrolment of 441 students and a teaching staff of 49 as of 2024.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Chifley.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.

Chifley

Suburb

Chifley is a suburb of Canberra, Australia, in the district of Woden Valley. The suburb's area is 1.6 square kilometres. It was named after Joseph Benedict Chifley, Prime Minister of Australia from July 1945 to December 1949. Chifley is situated 5 km southeast of Coombs.

Canberra

Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Coombs

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

-35.31673° or 35° 19′ 0″ south

Longitude

149.04253° or 149° 2′ 33″ east

Population

1,800

Elevation

568 metres (1,864 feet)

Open location code

4RPFM2MV+82

OpenStreetMap ID

node 766634728

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

9973426

Wikidata ID

Q5167620

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In Other Languages

“Coombs” goes by many names.

Irish: “Coombs”

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