Hynes Lookout

Hynes Lookout is a scenic viewpoint in Townsville, Queensland. Hynes Lookout is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Jenkinson’s Post, as well as near Storyboard Lookout.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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 780 metres east of Hynes Lookout.

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

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.

Hynes Lookout

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

-19.25814° or 19° 15′ 29″ south

Longitude

146.8044° or 146° 48′ 16″ east

Open location code

5RG8PRR3+PQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 290559867

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jenkinson’s Post and Storyboard Lookout.

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