The Strand

The Strand is a seaside foreshore located in Townsville, Australia. It is located in the suburb of North Ward. The Strand has a view of the Port of Townsville and Magnetic Island, as well as to Cape Cleveland.

Type: Beach
Description: seaside foreshore precinct located in Townsville, Australia
Also known as: “The Strand, Townsville”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queens Gardens and Townsville Sports Reserve.

Queens Gardens

Park

Photo: Stickpen, Public domain.

Queens Gardens is a large heritage-listed botanic garden at Paxton Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Queens Gardens is located at the base of Castle Hill, near to both the city centre and The Strand beachside park.

Townsville Sports Reserve

Sports venue

Townsville Sports Precinct is a multi-use sports precinct located in Townsville, Australia. With redevelopments completed in early 2022, the venue now offers three indoor multipurpose courts, multiple fields and athletics facilities with a main stadium capacity of 4000 spectators. Townsville Sports Reserve is situated 630 metres southwest of The Strand.

Townsville Central State School

School

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Townsville Central State School is a heritage-listed state school and former prison at 4–6 Warburton Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Townsville Central State School is situated 640 metres south of The Strand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Hill and Townsville.

Castle Hill

Suburb

Castle Hill is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The suburb is based on and around the mountain of the same name.

Townsville

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Townsville is a laid-back coastal city of over 173,724 people in North Central Queensland. Townsville is on the coast and enjoys an average of 320 days of sunshine a year.

Townsville City

Suburb

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Townsville City is a coastal suburb at the centre of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the suburb of Townsville City had a population of 2,945 people.

The Strand

Categories: precinct and landform
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-19.24578° or 19° 14′ 45″ south

Longitude

146.81142° or 146° 48′ 41″ east

Open location code

5RG8QR36+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 385403018

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

Wikidata ID

Q7766875

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“The Strand” goes by many names.

Japanese: “ザ・ストランド”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Strand Net 2 and Strand Park.

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