Signal Hill Battery
The Signal Hill Battery was constructed in 1892/93 at Watsons Bay and is adjacent to the Signal Hill Lighthouse on Old South Head Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Historic site
- Description: coastal defence fortification in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Inscription: “Signal Hill Battery - historic WW2 gun emplacement”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vaucluse Public School and Wentworth Memorial Church.
Vaucluse Public School
School
Vaucluse Public School is a school located in Vaucluse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is a co-educational public school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education with students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Vaucluse Public School is situated 560 metres west of Signal Hill Battery.
Wentworth Memorial Church
Church
Photo: Floodstreet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wentworth Memorial Church is a heritage-listed former Anglican church building located at 32B Fitzwilliam Road, Vaucluse, Sydney, Australia. It was designed by Clarke Gazzard and Partners and built by Monteith Constructions, with Miller Milston and Ferris as engineers. Wentworth Memorial Church is situated 1¼ km west of Signal Hill Battery.
Vaucluse House
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vaucluse House is a heritage-listed residence, colonial farm and country estate and now tourist attraction, house museum and public park, formerly the home of statesman William Charles Wentworth and his family. Vaucluse House is situated 1½ km southwest of Signal Hill Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ben Buckler and Bondi Beach.
Ben Buckler
Neighborhood
Ben Buckler is an urban locality in the eastern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the suburb of North Bondi in the Waverley Council local government area. Ben Buckler is situated 4½ km south of Signal Hill Battery.
Bondi Beach
Photo: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bondi Beach is a popular beach and the name of the surrounding suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Bondi Beach is located 7 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council, in the Eastern Suburbs.
Manly
Photo: Jc8136, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manly is a harbour and ocean-side suburb and locality of Sydney and the southernmost of Sydney's Northern Beaches. It is known for its beaches and for its surfing culture.
Signal Hill Battery
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.84951° or 33° 50′ 58″ southLongitude
151.28719° or 151° 17′ 14″ eastOpen location code
4RRH572P+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5593520199OpenStreetMap feature
historic=historicWikidata ID
Q7512665
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In Other Languages
“Signal Hill Battery” goes by many names.
- Indonesian: “Signal Hill Battery”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old gun emplacement and Signal Hill Battery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Signal Hill Battery”. Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.