Flagpole Picnic Area

Flagpole Picnic Area is a recreation area in New South Wales, Australia. Flagpole Picnic Area is situated near the scenic viewpoint Froggatt Lookout, as well as near the historic building Jenner Cottage.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Goat Island and Sydney Observatory.

Goat Island

Islet

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Goat Island is a heritage-listed island located in Port Jackson, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Located northwest of the Sydney central business district, Goat Island is about 300m wide in a north–south direction and 180m long in an east–west direction; and covers an area of 5.4 hectares.

Sydney Observatory

Museum

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY 2.5.

The Sydney Observatory is a heritage-listed meteorological station, astronomical observatory, function venue, science museum, and education facility located on Observatory Hill at Upper Fort Street, in the inner city Sydney suburb of Millers Point in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Observatory is situated 1½ km southeast of Flagpole Picnic Area.

HMAS Waterhen

Military installation

Photo: Saberwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

HMAS Waterhen is a Royal Australian Navy base located in Waverton on Sydney's lower north shore, within Sydney Harbour, in New South Wales, Australia. Constructed on the site of a quarry used to expand Garden Island in the 1930s, the location was used during World War II as a boom net maintenance and storage area. HMAS Waterhen is situated 740 metres north of Flagpole Picnic Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berry Island and Millers Point.

Berry Island

Locality

Berry Island is a locality in Wollstonecraft on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was originally one of Sydney's Harbour Islands, but it is now connected to the mainland by a constructed isthmus.

Millers Point

Suburb

Photo: Gobeirne, CC BY 2.5.

Millers Point is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the north-western edge of the Sydney central business district, adjacent to The Rocks and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.

The Hungry Mile

Neighborhood

The Hungry Mile is the name harbourside workers gave to the docklands area of Darling Harbour East, in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in the Great Depression.

Flagpole Picnic Area

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-33.84734° or 33° 50′ 50″ south

Longitude

151.19483° or 151° 11′ 41″ east

Open location code

4RRH553V+3W

OpenStreetMap ID

node 599159185

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=picnic_table

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Froggatt Lookout and Jenner Cottage.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Balls Head Reserve and The F.J. Ludowici Grove.

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