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.

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 Christison Park and Vaucluse Public 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.

Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light

Lighthouse

Photo: MorePix, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is an active lighthouse located on the east side of the entrance to Vaucluse Bay in Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light is situated 1¼ km west of Signal Hill Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ben Buckler and Bondi Beach.

Ben Buckler

Neighborhood

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 beach and 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″ south

Longitude

151.28719° or 151° 17′ 14″ east

Open location code

4RRH572P+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5593520199

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=historic

Wikidata ID

Q7512665

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