Watchtower
Watchtower is a building in Mosman Council, New South Wales. Access is restricted and requires permission. Watchtower is situated nearby to Casemate, as well as near Gun emplacement.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western Channel Pile Light and Taronga Zoo.
Western Channel Pile Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au.
The Western Channel Pile Light, also known as the West Wedding Cake due to its shape, is an active pile lighthouse located on Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, off Georges Head, Mosman. Western Channel Pile Light is situated 460 metres southeast of Watchtower.
Taronga Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Janderk, Public domain.
Taronga Zoo Sydney is a government-run public zoo located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, in the Lower North Shore suburb of Mosman, on the shores of Sydney Harbour. Taronga Zoo is situated 2 km west of Watchtower.
Obelisk Beach
Beach
Photo: Bill william compton, Public domain.
Obelisk Beach is a nude beach in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. The beach is on the southern side of Middle Head in Sydney Harbour and is part of Sydney Harbour National Park. Obelisk Beach is situated 1 km north of Watchtower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lower North Shore and Kirribilli.
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.
Kirribilli
Suburb
Photo: Kgbo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirribilli is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. One of the city's most established and affluent neighbourhoods, it is located three kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area… Kirribilli is situated 4½ km west of Watchtower.
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 Watchtower.
Watchtower
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: building, tourism, bunker, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Mosman Council, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.83744° or 33° 50′ 15″ southLongitude
151.26092° or 151° 15′ 39″ eastOpen location code
4RRH5776+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 1254496376OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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