Wiggins Slate Quarry
Wiggins Slate Quarry is in Hobart, Tasmania. Wiggins Slate Quarry is situated nearby to the waterfall Myrtle Gully Falls, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Secret Falls.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Wellington and Cascades Female Factory.
Mount Wellington
Peak
Mount Wellington, also known as kunanyi in palawa kani and gazetted as kunanyi / Mount Wellington, is a mountain in the south-east of Tasmania, Australia.
Cascades Female Factory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Cascades Female Factory, a former Australian workhouse for female convicts in the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, is located in South Hobart, Tasmania. Cascades Female Factory is situated 3½ km east of Wiggins Slate Quarry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lenah Valley and Mount Stuart.
Lenah Valley
Suburb
Lenah Valley is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania. It is situated in the foothills of Mount Wellington, west of the CBD between Mount Stuart, New Town and the City of Glenorchy. Lenah Valley is situated 4 km northeast of Wiggins Slate Quarry.
Mount Stuart
Suburb
Mount Stuart is a suburb of Hobart that lies on a ridge that extends from a foothill of Mount Wellington, known as Knocklofty. Mount Stuart is situated 4 km northeast of Wiggins Slate Quarry.
Fern Tree
Suburb
Fern Tree is a rural / residential locality in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 9 kilometres south-west of the Hobart central business district. Fern Tree is situated 4 km south of Wiggins Slate Quarry.
Wiggins Slate Quarry
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-42.8875° or 42° 53′ 15″ southLongitude
147.2596° or 147° 15′ 35″ eastOpen location code
4R994775+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 4832443417OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
“Wiggins Slate Quarry” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “採石場”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Myrtle Gully Falls and Secret Falls.
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