Gun emplacement
Gun emplacement is a ruins in Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales. Gun emplacement is situated nearby to the historic building The Armoury, as well as near Gap Bluff Centre.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include HMAS Watson and South Head Lower Light.
HMAS Watson
Military installation
Photo: Saberwyn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
HMAS Watson is a Royal Australian Navy base on Sydney Harbour at South Head, near Watsons Bay in Sydney, Australia. Commissioned in 1945, the base served as the RAN's radar training school. HMAS Watson is situated 440 metres northwest of Gun emplacement.
South Head Lower Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hornby Lighthouse, also known as South Head Lower Light or South Head Signal Station, is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on the tip of South Head, New South Wales, Australia, a headland to the north of the suburb Watsons Bay. South Head Lower Light is situated 1 km north of Gun emplacement.
Watsons Bay ferry wharf
Transport stop
Photo: charliebrewer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watsons Bay ferry wharf is located on the southern side of Sydney Harbour serving the Sydney suburb of Watsons Bay. Watsons Bay ferry wharf is situated 440 metres southwest of Gun emplacement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manly and Balgowlah.
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.
Balgowlah
Suburb
Photo: MD111, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balgowlah is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balgowlah said to be an Aboriginal name for "North Harbour". The area now known as Balgowlah was known to the Aboriginals as Jilling. Balgowlah is situated 5 km north of Gun emplacement.
Lower North Shore
Photo: Ypsilon from Finland, CC0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
Gun emplacement
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Municipality of Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.84075° or 33° 50′ 27″ southLongitude
151.28435° or 151° 17′ 4″ eastOpen location code
4RRH575M+MPOpenStreetMap ID
node 6611082457OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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