Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room
Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room is a fort in City of Newcastle, New South Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Strzelecki Lookout, as well as near the fort Searchlight Bunker (No. 1 Searchlight).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Newcastle Art Gallery and Civic Theatre.
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 north of Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room.
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 1 km north of Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room.
Newcastle Public School
School
Photo: Ralph Snowball, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newcastle East Public School is a public school located in the New South Wales town of Newcastle, Australia. It is the oldest running school in Australia, established in 1816 by a convict on conditional pardon, Henry Wrensford. Newcastle Public School is situated 720 metres north of Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room.
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 4½ km west of Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room.
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 6 km west of Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room.
Shepherds Hill Searchlight Engine Room
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: City of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-32.93668° or 32° 56′ 12″ southLongitude
151.77548° or 151° 46′ 32″ eastInception
1942Open location code
4RVH3Q7G+85OpenStreetMap ID
way 1174483381OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Strzelecki Lookout and Searchlight Bunker (No. 1 Searchlight).
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