Picnic Grounds

Picnic Grounds is a forest in Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Picnic Grounds is situated nearby to the locality Westbourne Woods, as well as near Yarralumla Peninsula.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Royal Australian Mint and Weston Park.

Royal Australian Mint

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Royal Australian Mint is the national mint of Australia, and the primary production facility for the country’s circulating coins. The mint is a Commonwealth Government entity operating within the portfolio of the Treasury, and is situated in the Australian capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin.

Weston Park

Park

Photo: Cfitzart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weston Park is a park located on a peninsula on the western side of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia. In 1963 the park was named after Charles Weston, who had founded the nearby Yarralumla Nursery in 1914.

National Arboretum Canberra

Playground

Photo: Nbound, CC0.

The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial radiata pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canberra and Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden.

Canberra

Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden

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Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and Woden are three districts of Canberra just west and southwest of Acton and South Canberra. They are just on the edge of Country ACT home to the National Arboretum, some of the most impressive greenery one could find in Canberra.

Acton

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Picnic Grounds

Type: Forest
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.2979° or 35° 17′ 52″ south

Longitude

149.0722° or 149° 4′ 20″ east

Open location code

4RPFP32C+VV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1013937203

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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