Octopus Garden

Octopus Garden is a playground in Queensland, Australia. Octopus Garden is situated nearby to The Hills of Rivermakers, as well as near the grassland River Lawn.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cannon Hill railway station and Balmoral State High School.

Cannon Hill railway station

Railway station

Photo: TravellerQLD, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cannon Hill is a railway station operated by Queensland Rail on the Cleveland line. It opened in 1910 and serves the Brisbane suburb of Cannon Hill. It is a ground level station, featuring two side platforms. Cannon Hill railway station is situated 1½ km south of Octopus Garden.

Balmoral State High School

School

Balmoral State High School is a secondary school in Balmoral, Queensland, Australia. The school opened in February 1958. The school has an enrolment of 950 students and is a part of the Gateway Learning Community. Balmoral State High School is situated 1½ km southwest of Octopus Garden.

Cairncross Dockyard

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Cairncross Dockyard was a shipyard beside the Brisbane River at 405 Thynne Road, Morningside, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It included one of Australia's largest graving docks with an 8.5 metre deep water access, capable of taking Panamax vessels of up to 85,000 dwt, up to 263 metres long x 33.5 metres wide. Cairncross Dockyard is situated 1½ km west of Octopus Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawthorne and Hemmant.

Hawthorne

Suburb

Hawthorne is an inner-city suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Characterised by its tree-lined avenues, traditional Queenslander homes, boutique shops, cinema precinct, and proximity to the Brisbane River, this upscale suburb is predominantly residential and forms part of the affluent 4171 postcode, along with Bulimba and Balmoral. Hawthorne is situated 3 km west of Octopus Garden.

Hemmant

Suburb

Hemmant is an eastern riverside suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Hemmant had a population of 2,886 people. Hemmant is situated 4 km east of Octopus Garden.

Norman Park

Suburb

Photo: Shiftchange, CC0.

Norman Park is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Norman Park had a population of 6,842 people. Norman Park is situated 4 km southwest of Octopus Garden.

Octopus Garden

Type: Playground
Category: recreation area
Location: Queensland, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-27.45127° or 27° 27′ 5″ south

Longitude

153.08987° or 153° 5′ 24″ east

Open location code

5R4MG3XQ+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41706160

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=playground

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