Battery Observation Post, Rottnest Island

Battery Observation Post, Rottnest Island is a tower in Western Australia, Australia. Battery Observation Post, Rottnest Island is situated nearby to WRANS House, Rottnest, as well as near the tower Timber Signal Station, Rottnest Island.

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Type: Tower
Description: heritage listed building on Rottnest Island, Western Australia
Also known as: “Battery Observation Post”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rottnest Island and Wadjemup Lighthouse.

Rottnest Island

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Rottnest Island is an island about 20 km off the coast of Perth with a permanent population of around 300 people. It receives around 500,000 visitors a year, and up to 15,000 visitors at a time during peak periods and is best known for its adorable quokkas.

Wadjemup Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre Wadjemup Lighthouse was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Harbour and the Swan River Colony. Wadjemup Lighthouse is situated 140 metres southeast of Battery Observation Post, Rottnest Island.

WRANS House, Rottnest

House

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oliver Hill Battery and The Settlement.

Oliver Hill Battery

Locality

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Oliver Hill Battery is a locality.

The Settlement

Village

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Thomson Bay, known in full as Thomson Bay Settlement and also known as The Settlement, is the largest settlement of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, situated on the island's northeastern coast. The Settlement is situated 3½ km east of Battery Observation Post, Rottnest Island.