Fort Queenscliff
Fort Queenscliff is a fort in Victoria, Australia. Fort Queenscliff is situated nearby to Queenscliff Black Lighthouse, as well as near Queenscliff Police Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queenscliff railway station and Fort Nepean.
Queenscliff railway station
Railway stop
Queenscliff railway station was the terminus of the Queenscliff branch line in Victoria, Australia, which left the main Warrnambool line near South Geelong station. Queenscliff railway station is situated 1 km north of Fort Queenscliff.
Fort Nepean
Castle
Photo: Honk squeak, Public domain.
Fort Nepean is a former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia. It was part of a network of fortifications, commanded from Fort Queenscliff, protecting the narrow entrance to Port Phillip. Fort Nepean is situated 3½ km south of Fort Queenscliff.
Pope’s Eye
Islet
Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0.
Pope's Eye is the uncompleted foundation for an island fort intended to defend the entrance to Port Phillip in the state of Victoria, Australia. The undefined area of the fort, generally assessed at 4 hectares, is one of six separate areas that comprise the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park and is a popular site for divers. Pope’s Eye is situated 3½ km east of Fort Queenscliff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queenscliff and Point Nepean National Park.
Queenscliff
Photo: andrewkneebone, CC BY 2.0.
Queenscliff is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea.
Point Nepean National Park
Photo: Junedee Balili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Nepean National Park is a national park in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. There are 70 registered Aboriginal archaeological sites within the Point Nepean National Park.
Fort Queenscliff
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.27196° or 38° 16′ 19″ southLongitude
144.66026° or 144° 39′ 37″ eastOpen location code
4RH6PMH6+64OpenStreetMap ID
way 109350356OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
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Notable Places Nearby
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