Jenkinson’s Post
Jenkinson’s Post is a scenic viewpoint in Townsville, Queensland. Jenkinson’s Post is situated nearby to the peak Castle Hill, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Hynes Lookout.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Hill and Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Castle Hill
Peak
Photo: Hanek45, Public domain.
Castle Hill is a heritage-listed isolated pink granite monolith in the suburb of Castle Hill, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Its Indigenous name is Cootharinga, sometimes written as Cooderinga.
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cathedral at 266 Stanley Street, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1896 to 1902 by Dennis Kelleher. Sacred Heart Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Jenkinson’s Post.
Queens Gardens
Park
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain.
Queens Gardens is a large heritage-listed botanic garden at Paxton Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Queens Gardens is located at the base of Castle Hill, near to both the city centre and The Strand beachside park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Hill and Townsville City.
Castle Hill
Suburb
Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.
Townsville City
Suburb
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people.
Townsville
Townsville is a laid-back coastal city of over 173,724 people in North Central Queensland. Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year.
Jenkinson’s Post
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Category: tourism
- Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-19.25826° or 19° 15′ 30″ southLongitude
146.80312° or 146° 48′ 11″ eastOpen location code
5RG8PRR3+M6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1504763977OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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