Misery Point

Misery Point is a locality in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Misery Point is situated nearby to the town Molonglo Valley, as well as near the suburb Coombs.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Stromlo Observatory and Mount Stromlo.

Mount Stromlo Observatory

University

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Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. Mount Stromlo Observatory is situated 3 km southwest of Misery Point.

Mount Stromlo

Peak

Mount Stromlo is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory. Mount Stromlo is situated 2½ km west of Misery Point.

National Arboretum Canberra

Playground

Photo: Nbound, CC0.

The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan Cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial Radiata Pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created. National Arboretum Canberra is situated 3½ km northeast of Misery Point.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden and Canberra.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden

Photo: Thennicke, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.

Canberra

Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Cook

Suburb

Cook is a suburb of the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cook had a population of 2,965 people. Cook is situated 6 km northeast of Misery Point.

Misery Point

Type: Locality
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.30806° or 35° 18′ 29″ south

Longitude

149.03883° or 149° 2′ 20″ east

Open location code

4RPFM2RQ+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4795982249

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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