The Lovers
The Lovers is a scenic viewpoint in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. The Lovers is situated nearby to CCLT Parkland, as well as near the pier Wharf 1-6.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Cairns and Cairns Hospital.
HMAS Cairns
Military installation
Photo: Fosnez, Public domain.
HMAS Cairns is a Royal Australian Navy base located adjacent to the Trinity Inlet on the shore of Trinity Bay in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Although used regularly as a port-of-call since before World War II, a permanent RAN presence was not established until 1971, when a maintenance and support base for patrol boats was set up. HMAS Cairns is situated 1 km south of The Lovers.
Cairns Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mondberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cairns Hospital, known as the Cairns Base Hospital between 1932 and 2013, is the largest major hospital in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located at 165 The Esplanade, Cairns North, Cairns. Cairns Hospital is situated 2 km northwest of The Lovers.
Cairns Control Room
Building
Cairns Control Room is a heritage-listed military building at Grafton Street, Cairns City, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1942 by the Queensland Department of Public Works. Cairns Control Room is situated 1¼ km northwest of The Lovers.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cairns City and Parramatta Park.
Cairns City
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District. In the 2021 census, Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
Parramatta Park
Suburb
Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.
Portsmith
Suburb
Portsmith is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Portsmith had a population of 314 people.
The Lovers
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-16.92677° or 16° 55′ 36″ southLongitude
145.77986° or 145° 46′ 48″ eastOpen location code
5RM73QFH+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4778027723OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include CCLT Parkland and Wharf 1-6.
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