Rocky Bay Lookout

Rocky Bay Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Townsville, Queensland. Rocky Bay Lookout is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Rocky Bay and Picnic Bay Lookout, as well as near Hawkings Point Lookout.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Magnetic Island and SS City of Adelaide.

Magnetic Island

Photo: Leonhard Fortier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Magnetic Island is an island directly off the coast of Townsville in Central Queensland. Over half the land area of the island is a National Park. Magnetic Island is roughly 7 km by 5 km, with 25 km of walking tracks and several beaches and little bays.

SS City of Adelaide

Disaster remains

Photo: Twistie.man, CC BY-SA 3.0.

City of Adelaide was an iron-hulled ship that was launched in Scotland in 1863, spent a long career in Australian passenger and cargo service, and sank off the coast of Queensland in 1916. SS City of Adelaide is situated 2 km west of Rocky Bay Lookout.

Alma Bay

Beach

Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Alma Bay is an island town within the locality of Arcadia on Magnetic Island in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Alma Bay is situated 4 km northeast of Rocky Bay Lookout.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pallarenda and Rowes Bay.

Pallarenda

Suburb

Pallarenda is a northern coastal suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Pallarenda had a population of 778 people. Pallarenda is situated 8 km southwest of Rocky Bay Lookout.

Rowes Bay

Suburb

Photo: ROxBo, Public domain.

Rowes Bay is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Rowes Bay had a population of 541 people. Rowes Bay is situated 9 km southwest of Rocky Bay Lookout.

Townsville

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Rocky Bay Lookout

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Category: tourism
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.17373° or 19° 10′ 25″ south

Longitude

146.84507° or 146° 50′ 42″ east

Open location code

5RG8RRGW+G2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2122461153

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rocky Bay and Picnic Bay Lookout and Rocky Bay.

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