Observation Tower

Observation Tower is a tower in New South Wales, Australia. Observation Tower is situated nearby to Hooka Island, as well as near the recreation area Fred Finch Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nan Tien Temple and Illawarra Sports High School.

Nan Tien Temple

Buddhist temple

Photo: julian, CC BY 2.0.

Fo Guang Shan Nan Tien Temple is a Buddhist temple complex located in Berkeley, on the southern outskirts of the Australian city of Wollongong, approximately 90 kilometres south of Sydney. Nan Tien Temple is situated 2½ km northeast of Observation Tower.

Illawarra Sports High School

School

Illawarra Sports High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school, with speciality in sports, located in Berkeley, a southern suburb of Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Illawarra Sports High School is situated 2 km northeast of Observation Tower.

Unanderra railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unanderra railway station is located on the South Coast railway line in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra, New South Wales, Australia. Unanderra railway station is situated 4 km north of Observation Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berkeley and Kanahooka.

Berkeley

Suburb

Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Berkeley is a suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales. The suburb is located in Wollongong's southern suburbs, on the northern shore of Lake Illawarra, and is one of the city's most populous suburbs. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 7,798.

Kanahooka

Suburb

Kanahooka is a southern suburb in Wollongong City Council. It has a few shops and a playground. Situated on Lake Illawarra is a Park with a playground. It has a public school and a high school.

Lake Heights

Suburb

Lake Heights is a coastal suburb east of Berkeley and south of Cringila in the City of Wollongong. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 4,105. The suburb gets its name from being above Lake Illawarra and most streets in the suburb enjoy views of the lake and escarpment. Lake Heights is situated 3 km east of Observation Tower.

Observation Tower

Type: Tourist attraction
Categories: tower and tourism
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.48819° or 34° 29′ 18″ south

Longitude

150.83621° or 150° 50′ 10″ east

Wheelchair access

Open location code

4RQGGR6P+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5630337753

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

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