The Spit
The Spit is an urban locality in the suburb of Mosman in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Spit is located in the local government area of the Municipality of Mosman and is part of the Lower North Shore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: locality in New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as: “The Spit, New South Wales”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mosman Library and Spit Bridge.
Mosman Library
Library
Mosman Library is a public library service provided by Mosman Municipal Council. It is located in Mosman, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
Spit Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Cls14, Public domain.
The Spit Bridge, a steel and concrete girder bridge with a bascule lift span across Middle Harbour (an arm of Sydney Harbour, is located 10 kilometres north-east of the central business district in Sydney, Australia.
Grotto Point Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Brianegge, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grotto Point Light, also known as Port Jackson Entrance Range Front Light, is an active lighthouse located at Grotto Point, a rocky headland at the southernmost tip of Balgowlah Heights, New South Wales, Australia, on the north side of Sydney Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balgowlah and Lower North Shore.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Photo: MD111, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowlah is situated 3 km northeast of The Spit.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
North Sydney
Town
Photo: MDRX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore. North Sydney is situated 4 km southwest of The Spit.
The Spit
- Category: locality
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Romanian to Turkish—“The Spit” goes by many names.
- Romanian: “The Spit, New South Wales”
- Romanian: “The Spit, Sydney”
- Romanian: “The Spit”
- Turkish: “The Spit”
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