Yarramundi Reach

Yarramundi Reach is a small peninsula on the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, in the Australian Capital Territory, close to Scrivener Dam. It is also the name for the area of water on Lake Burley Griffin between it and Weston Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum and Weston Park.

Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum

Forest

The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist.

Weston Park

Park

Photo: Cfitzart, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weston Park is a park located on a peninsula on the western side of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia. In 1963 the park was named after Charles Weston, who had founded the nearby Yarralumla Nursery in 1914.

National Arboretum Canberra

Playground

Photo: Nbound, CC0.

The National Arboretum Canberra is a 250-hectare arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial radiata pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created. National Arboretum Canberra is situated 1¼ km northwest of Yarramundi Reach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Mountain Peninsula and Canberra.

Black Mountain Peninsula

Locality

Black Mountain Peninsula, located in Acton, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of the capital Canberra, is a prominent area on the western region of Lake Burley Griffin. It is popular for water recreation and picnics.

Canberra

Photo: Kyle Taylor, CC BY 2.0.

Canberra was built to be the capital city of Australia, taking up all of Australian Capital Territory surrounded by the southeast of New South Wales. A planned city with national monuments, museums, and galleries all built around large man-made lakes.

Acton

Photo: Fir0002, GFDL.

Acton is a small affluent suburb west of Civic and is Canberra's university district, mostly taken up by the Australian National University. Right next to the ANU is the Australian National Botanic Gardens, containing some of the most diverse ranges…

Yarramundi Reach

Type: Grassland
Description: peninsula in the Australian Capital Territory
Category: peninsula
Location: Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-35.292° or 35° 17′ 31″ south

Longitude

149.08092° or 149° 4′ 51″ east

Open location code

4RPFP35J+69

OpenStreetMap ID

way 207123629

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=grassland

Wikidata ID

Q8049536

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Federation Rocks - National Rock Garden and Canberra Regatta Course (Yarramundi Reach).

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