Observation Post

Observation Post is a ruins in New South Wales, Australia. Observation Post is situated nearby to Garside Gardens, as well as near the swimming area The Bogey Hole.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Civic Theatre and Newcastle Art Gallery.

Civic Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Seahamnsw2324, Public domain.

The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre. Civic Theatre is situated 1¼ km northwest of Observation Post.

Newcastle Art Gallery

Art gallery

Photo: Aliceinthealice, CC0.

The Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly the Newcastle City Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Art Gallery, is a large public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Newcastle Art Gallery is situated 1 km northwest of Observation Post.

Horbury Hunt Hall

School building

Horbury Hunt Hall is a heritage-listed church hall at 52a Church Street, The Hill, New South Wales, a suburb of Newcastle in Australia. It was designed by John Horbury Hunt and built in 1878. Horbury Hunt Hall is situated 450 metres northwest of Observation Post.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Adamstown.

Newcastle

Photo: Andrewssi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Newcastle is a city at the mouth of the Hunter River, approximately 150 km north of Sydney in the Hunter region of New South Wales. The city is the focal point for the diverse Hunter region that encompasses beaches and mountains, restaurants and wineries.

Adamstown

Suburb

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Adamstown is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 6 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie local government areas. Adamstown is situated 5 km west of Observation Post.

Adamstown Heights

Suburb

Adamstown Heights is a southern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along the Pacific Highway. Adamstown Heights is situated 7 km west of Observation Post.

Observation Post

Type: Ruins
Categories: building, historic site, and fort
Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-32.9331° or 32° 55′ 59″ south

Longitude

151.78265° or 151° 46′ 58″ east

Open location code

4RVH3Q8M+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1019910799

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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