Taronga
Taronga is a neighborhood in Kingborough Council, Tasmania. Taronga is situated nearby to the suburb Bonnet Hill, as well as near the neighborhood Albion Heights.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shot Tower and Hinsby Beach.
Shot Tower
Photo: Inm8, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Shot Tower is a historic sandstone shot tower situated in Taroona, Tasmania, Australia. The tower held the title of tallest building within the Australian colonies between 1870 and 1875 and remained the tallest structure in Tasmania until 1960, when it was surpassed by the Mount Wellington broadcast tower.
Hinsby Beach
Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hinsby Beach is a beach along the River Derwent in the Hobart suburb of Taroona, Australia. The south facing beach looks directly out to Storm Bay and the Tasman Sea, with views of the Derwent estuary, the Alum Cliffs, Taroona Shot Tower, the City of Clarence on the eastern shore and Opossum Bay, South Arm.
Taroona Beach
Beach
Taroona Beach is a popular beach destination along the River Derwent in Taroona, Hobart, Tasmania. The south facing beach looks directly out to Storm Bay and the Tasman Sea, with views of the Derwent estuary, the City of Clarence on the eastern shore, Opossum Bay, South Arm, the Alum Cliffs and northern tip of Bruny Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bonnet Hill and Taroona.
Bonnet Hill
Suburb
Bonnet Hill is a residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania, Australia. The locality is about 2 kilometres east of the town of Kingston.
Taroona
Suburb
Taroona is a residential suburb in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, on the route between the Hobart City Centre and Kingston. Although on the edges of the City of Hobart, Taroona is actually part of the municipality of Kingborough.
Kingston Beach
Suburb
Kingston Beach is a residential locality in the local government area of Kingborough in the Hobart LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 2 kilometres south-east of the town of Kingston.
Taronga
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-42.96317° or 42° 57′ 47″ southLongitude
147.33583° or 147° 20′ 9″ eastOpen location code
4R9928PP+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 4962888975OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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