Telescopus
Telescopus is a monument in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Telescopus is situated nearby to Peace Park, as well as near Cairns Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cairns Hospital and Cairns Botanic Gardens.
Cairns Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns Hospital, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, Cairns. Cairns Hospital is situated 220 metres south of Telescopus.
Cairns Control Room
Building
Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 1 km south of Telescopus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairns North and Parramatta Park.
Cairns North
Suburb
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people.
Parramatta Park
Suburb
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.
Cairns City
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
Telescopus
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.91044° or 16° 54′ 38″ southLongitude
145.76801° or 145° 46′ 5″ eastOpen location code
5RM73QQ9+R6OpenStreetMap ID
node 11078324889OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
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