Helensburg Glow Worms

Helensburg Glow Worms is in City of Wollongong, New South Wales. Helensburg Glow Worms is situated nearby to Norm O’Brien Park, as well as near Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel and Helensburgh railway station.

Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Metropolitan Tunnel, also known as Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel, is a disused rail tunnel in Helensburgh, New South Wales. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its glow worm population.

Helensburgh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Helensburgh railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Helensburgh. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Helensburgh railway station is situated 490 metres north of Helensburg Glow Worms.

Metropolitan Colliery

Quarry

The Metropolitan Colliery is a coal mine located near Helensburgh, New South Wales owned by Peabody Energy. It was opened by in 1887 by the Cumberland Coal & Iron Mining Company. Metropolitan Colliery is situated 640 metres south of Helensburg Glow Worms.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helensburgh and Otford.

Helensburgh

Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helensburgh is a small town, located 45 kilometres south of Sydney and 35 kilometres north of Wollongong and north and above the Illawarra escarpment and region.

Otford

Suburb

Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Otford is a village in the Otford Valley located 55 km south of the Sydney and 30 km north of the Wollongong CBD in New South Wales, Australia. Otford is within the local government area of the City of Wollongong. Otford is situated 3½ km south of Helensburg Glow Worms.

Stanwell Tops

Suburb

Stanwell Tops is an exurban locality between the cities of Sydney and Wollongong on the New South Wales, Australia coastline. It lies northwest of Stanwell Park and southwest of Otford. Stanwell Tops is situated 4½ km south of Helensburg Glow Worms.

Helensburg Glow Worms

Type: Tourist attraction
Category: tourism
Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.18129° or 34° 10′ 53″ south

Longitude

150.99369° or 150° 59′ 37″ east

Open location code

4RQGRX9V+FF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3902821115

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Norm O’Brien Park and Tunnel Portal.

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