Orb
Orb is a work of art in Mosman Council, New South Wales. Orb is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Headland Park Lookout, as well as near Gun emplacement.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Obelisk Beach and HMAS Penguin.
Obelisk Beach
Beach
Photo: Bill william compton, Public domain.
Obelisk Beach is a nude beach in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. The beach is on the southern side of Middle Head in Sydney Harbour and is part of Sydney Harbour National Park. Obelisk Beach is situated 470 metres northeast of Orb.
HMAS Penguin
Military installation
Photo: Ajayvius, Public domain.
HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy base located at Balmoral on the lower north shore of Sydney Harbour in the suburb of Mosman, New South Wales. Penguin is one of the RAN's primary training establishments, with a responsibility for providing trained specialists for all areas of the navy. HMAS Penguin is situated 550 metres north of Orb.
Taronga Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Janderk, Public domain.
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. Taronga Zoo is situated 2 km southwest of Orb.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Kirribilli.
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.
Kirribilli
Suburb
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area… Kirribilli is situated 4 km southwest of Orb.
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 4½ km north of Orb.
Orb
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.83315° or 33° 49′ 59″ southLongitude
151.25793° or 151° 15′ 29″ eastOpen location code
4RRH5785+P5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10765157207OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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