Fort Lytton
Fort Lytton is a heritage-listed 19th century coastal fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The name “Fort Lytton” is also used to describe the 1 square mile military base that surrounded the fort.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Lytton National Park and Lytton Quarantine Station.
Fort Lytton National Park
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Fort Lytton National Park is a small national park, so small, that it is probably smaller than most national parks you may have been to. At only 0.13 km2, this park nestled in the suburb of Lytton near the Port of Brisbane in Brisbane's northeast, protecting Fort Lytton, which was one of Brisbane's key defence forts in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Lytton Quarantine Station
Heritage site
Lytton Quarantine Station is a heritage-listed former quarantine station in Lytton, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1913 to c. 1914. Lytton Quarantine Station is situated 260 metres southwest of Fort Lytton.
Wynnum North railway station
Railway station
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Wynnum North railway station is located on the Cleveland line in Queensland, Australia. It is one of three stations serving the Brisbane suburb of Wynnum; the other two stations are Wynnum and Wynnum Central. Wynnum North railway station is situated 3 km south of Fort Lytton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brisbane Airport and Wynnum West.
Brisbane Airport
Suburb
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Brisbane Airport is a coastal suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Brisbane Airport had a population of 22 people. Brisbane Airport is situated 4 km northwest of Fort Lytton.
Wynnum West
Suburb
Wynnum West and Lindum are outer eastern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Wynnum West had a population of 12,790 people. Wynnum West is situated 5 km south of Fort Lytton.
Hemmant
Suburb
Hemmant is an eastern riverside suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people. Hemmant is situated 5 km southwest of Fort Lytton.
Fort Lytton
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in the suburb of Lytton in Brisbane, Australia
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-27.41025° or 27° 24′ 37″ southLongitude
153.1515° or 153° 9′ 5″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Inception
1880Open location code
5R4MH5Q2+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1022779712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
11979300Wikidata ID
Q25182614
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In Other Languages
“Fort Lytton” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ليتون”
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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 “Fort Lytton”. Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.