White Rock Point
White Rock Point is a cape in Tasmania, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shot Tower and Taroona 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.
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.
Hinsby Beach
Beach
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Blackmans Bay.
Kingston
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Kingston is a town of 10,000, just twelve kilometers south of Hobart and Australia's gateway to the Antarctic, or at least, kind of. It is part of the Greater Hobart region, and seat of the Kingborough local government area, and a popular gateway for travelers intending to head down to the D'Entrecasteaux Channel region or Bruny Island, the most visited offshore island in Tasmania.
Blackmans Bay
Suburb
Blackmans Bay is a coastal suburb of Kingborough Council, Tasmania, Australia. It forms part of the Kingston-Blackmans Bay urban area and is a satellite town of Greater Hobart.
Taroona
Suburb
Taroona is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston.
White Rock Point
Latitude
-42.9762° or 42° 58′ 34″ southLongitude
147.3921° or 147° 23′ 32″ eastOpen location code
4R9929FR+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 6435421799OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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