old picnic area

old picnic area is a recreation area in City of Wollongong, New South Wales. old picnic area is situated nearby to the archaeological site tank, as well as near Tunnel Portal.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Helensburgh railway station and Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel.

Helensburgh railway station

Railway station

Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Helensburgh railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the South Coast railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Helensburgh. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999. Helensburgh railway station is situated 800 metres south of old picnic area.

Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel

Tunnel

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Metropolitan Tunnel, also known as Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel, is a disused rail tunnel in Helensburgh, New South Wales. It is a popular tourist attraction due to its glow worm population. Helensburgh Glow Worm Tunnel is situated 1¼ km south of old picnic area.

Metropolitan Colliery

Quarry

The Metropolitan Colliery is a coal mine located near Helensburgh, New South Wales owned by Peabody Energy. It was opened by in 1887 by the Cumberland Coal & Iron Mining Company. Metropolitan Colliery is situated 2 km south of old picnic area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helensburgh and Otford.

Helensburgh

Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helensburgh is a small town, located 45 kilometres south of Sydney and 35 kilometres north of Wollongong and north and above the Illawarra escarpment and region.

Otford

Suburb

Photo: Maxim75, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Otford is a village in the Otford Valley located 55 km south of the Sydney and 30 km north of the Wollongong CBD in New South Wales, Australia. Otford is within the local government area of the City of Wollongong. Otford is situated 5 km south of old picnic area.

Burning Palms

Hamlet

Burning Palms is an unbounded neighbourhood within the locality of Lilyvale and a beach in the Royal National Park, Wollongong, south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Burning Palms is situated 5 km east of old picnic area.

old picnic area

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: City of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-34.16992° or 34° 10′ 12″ south

Longitude

150.99282° or 150° 59′ 34″ east

Open location code

4RQGRXJV+24

OpenStreetMap ID

way 175054006

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include tank and Tunnel Portal.

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