Government House Lookout
Government House Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Government House Lookout is situated nearby to the park Vista Lawn, as well as near the fountain Alexander Hardinge Patrick Hore-Ruthven.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Government House and Scrivener Dam.
Government House
Residential building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Government House, colloquially known as Yarralumla, is the official residence of the governor-general of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Yarralumla in the Australian capital city of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. Government House is situated 500 metres northeast of Government House Lookout.
Scrivener Dam
Dam
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds the Molonglo River in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The dam creates Lake Burley Griffin, which was established for recreational and ornamental purposes. Scrivener Dam is situated 620 metres north of Government House Lookout.
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
Forest
The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Canberra.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden
Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.
Canberra
Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.
Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.
Black Mountain Peninsula
Locality
Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics. Black Mountain Peninsula is situated 3 km northeast of Government House Lookout.
Government House Lookout
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-35.30503° or 35° 18′ 18″ southLongitude
149.07422° or 149° 4′ 27″ eastOpen location code
4RPFM3VF+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 2043311297OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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