Old Whaling Station

Old Whaling Station is in Norfolk Island. Old Whaling Station is situated near Cascade Pier, as well as near the nature reserve Cascade Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Norfolk Island Airport and Mount Bates.

Norfolk Island Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Rwiseman97, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Norfolk Island Airport, is the only airport on Norfolk Island. It is operated by the Norfolk Island Regional Council, and is on the west side of the island. Norfolk Island Airport is situated 4 km southwest of Old Whaling Station.

Mount Bates

Peak

Mount Bates is the highest point of Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia, at 319 m above sea level. Located in the island’s northwest quadrant, it is part of the Norfolk Island National Park, which also includes Mount Pitt and was established to conserve the remnant subtropical rainforests. Mount Bates is situated 3½ km west of Old Whaling Station.

Two Chimneys Wines

Winery

Two Chimneys Wines is the first and only winery in Norfolk Island. Established by Rod and Noelene McAlpine in 2006, it has a homestead, a tasting room with wood fire and wide, covered verandas, and a vineyard with eight varieties of grape. Two Chimneys Wines is situated 2 km southeast of Old Whaling Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnt Pine and Kingston.

Burnt Pine

Town

Photo: bertknot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Norfolk Island is an island in Melanesia, administered by Australia. It is 1,600 km east of Sydney and Brisbane and 1,000 km northwest of Auckland. It's a great destination for relaxation, with a range of accommodation and dining, beautiful vistas, complex history and tropical reefs. Burnt Pine is situated 2½ km southwest of Old Whaling Station.

Kingston

Hamlet

Photo: sdaggar, CC BY 3.0.

Kingston is the capital and main administrative centre of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island. The Norfolk Island Regional Council is based in Kingston. Kingston is situated 4 km south of Old Whaling Station.

Old Whaling Station

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: Norfolk Island, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-29.02216° or 29° 1′ 20″ south

Longitude

167.97143° or 167° 58′ 17″ east

Open location code

5V29XXHC+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 289287729

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Highlights: Cascade Pier and Cascade Reserve.

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