Dormitory
Dormitory is a building in City of Rockingham, Western Australia. Dormitory is situated nearby to the bunker Peron Battery, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Point Peron lookout.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Point Peron lookout and Peron Battery.
Point Peron lookout
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Peron lookout is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 380 metres southwest of Dormitory.
Peron Battery
Bunker
Photo: Stephen Edmonds, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peron Battery, at Cape Peron, was the southernmost of the Fremantle Fortress coastal defence batteries in Western Australia. Also referred to as K Heavy Battery, it was established in January 1943 and, like the Challenger Battery on near-by Garden Island, it was equipped with two mobile 155 mm guns. Peron Battery is situated 250 metres northwest of Dormitory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peron and Shoalwater.
Peron
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Peron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham. The suburb was gazetted in 1974.
Shoalwater
Suburb
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shoalwater is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. Shoalwater is located within the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park which includes Shoalwater Bay, Warnbro Sound, Cape Peron and several small islands being Penguin island, Seal Island and Shag Rock. Shoalwater is situated 3½ km southeast of Dormitory.
Rockingham
Photo: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockingham is a local government area in the Perth metropolitan area, about 50 km south of central Perth and 20 kilometres north of Mandurah. An unsung hero of the metro area, it is often left off tourist radars, but it is well worth a visit for its stunning beaches and laid back coastal lifestyle.
Dormitory
- Type: Building
- Location: City of Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-32.27023° or 32° 16′ 13″ southLongitude
115.69139° or 115° 41′ 29″ eastOpen location code
4PVQPMHR+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 322833803OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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