Freshwater Lake

Freshwater Lake is in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland. Freshwater Lake is situated nearby to the park Cairns Chinese Frendship Garden, as well as near the playground Centenary Lakes Nature Play.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cairns Botanic Gardens and Flecker Botanical Gardens.

Cairns Botanic Gardens

Forest

Photo: Kerry Raymond, CC BY 4.0.

Cairns Botanic Gardens is a forest.

Flecker Botanic Gardens is a heritage-listed botanic garden at Collins Avenue, Edge Hill, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1886 to 1960s. It is now known as Cairns Botanic Gardens. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 February 2007.

Cairns Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Adz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cairns Airport is an international airport in Cairns, Queensland, Australia. It is the seventh busiest airport in Australia. The airport is located 7 kilometres north of the Cairns central business district in the suburb of Aeroglen. Cairns Airport is situated 2½ km north of Freshwater Lake.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairns North and Aeroglen.

Cairns North

Suburb

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Cairns North had a population of 5,334 people.

Aeroglen

Suburb

Aeroglen is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It is approximately 5 kilometers north of the Cairns City centre. In the 2021 census, Aeroglen had a population of 405 people.

Parramatta Park

Suburb

Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people. Parramatta Park is situated 3 km southeast of Freshwater Lake.

Freshwater Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Cairns, Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-16.90256° or 16° 54′ 9″ south

Longitude

145.74928° or 145° 44′ 57″ east

Open location code

5RM73PWX+XP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 188077531

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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