McKay Reserve
McKay Reserve is a small tract of remnant urban bushland in Palm Beach, parts of which contain the endangered ecological community Pittwater and Wagstaffe Spotted Gum Forest.Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Reserve of remnant bushland on the Barrenjoey peninsula (New South Wales) containing endangered ecological communities
- Also known as: “McKay Reserve, Palm Beach, New South Wales”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palm Beach Seaplane Base and Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse.
Palm Beach Seaplane Base
Aerodrome
Palm Beach Water Airport is a water aerodrome used by seaplanes. It is located in the suburb of Palm Beach, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Barrenjoey Head Lighthouse is a heritage-listed lighthouse at Barrenjoey Headland in the Sydney suburb of Palm Beach, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Barnet, the New South Wales Colonial Architect and built by Isaac Banks.
St Michaels Cave
Cave
St Michaels Cave is situated in the Sydney suburb of Avalon Beach. This sea-side cave is around 110 metres long, 15 metres high and 10 metres wide. The original colonial owner was a Reverend John Therry, who planned to deliver lectures within the cave and build a church above it.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrenjoey and Morning Bay.
Barrenjoey
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barrenjoey is a locality in the suburb of Palm Beach, at the most northern tip of Pittwater. The headland is made up primarily of sandstones of the Newport Formation, the top third is a cap of Hawkesbury sandstone.
Morning Bay
Suburb
Morning Bay is a road-inaccessible suburb and adjoining bay in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Morning Bay is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council.
McCarrs Creek
Suburb
McCarrs Creek is a suburb that is located adjacent to McCarrs Creek, approximately 4 kilometres west of Newport, at the headwaters of the Pittwater in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
McKay Reserve
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: Northern Beaches, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.6039° or 33° 36′ 14″ southLongitude
151.3244° or 151° 19′ 28″ eastOpen location code
4RRH98WF+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 15861431OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q56479950
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