Gun Emplacment 6
Gun Emplacment 6 is a ruins in Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Gun Emplacment 6 is situated nearby to the ruins Infrared Bunker, as well as near the castle Fort Nepean.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Nepean and Cheviot Beach.
Fort Nepean
Castle
Photo: Honk squeak, Public domain.
Fort Nepean is a former defensive facility occupying part of Point Nepean, Victoria, Australia. It was part of a network of fortifications, commanded from Fort Queenscliff, protecting the narrow entrance to Port Phillip. Fort Nepean is situated 120 metres south of Gun Emplacment 6.
Cheviot Beach
Beach
Cheviot Beach is a beach near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia. It was named after the SS Cheviot, which broke up and sank nearby with the loss of 35 lives on 20 October 1887. Cheviot Beach is situated 2 km southeast of Gun Emplacment 6.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse
Photo: Stephen Bain, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, also known as the Point Lonsdale Signal Station, is close to the township of Point Lonsdale in the Borough of Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia. Point Lonsdale Lighthouse is situated 3½ km west of Gun Emplacment 6.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point Nepean National Park and Queenscliff.
Point Nepean National Park
Photo: Junedee Balili, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Point Nepean National Park is a national park in Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. There are 70 registered Aboriginal archaeological sites within the Point Nepean National Park.
Queenscliff
Photo: andrewkneebone, CC BY 2.0.
Queenscliff is an historic maritime community perched on a small spit of land in the south-eastern most corner of the Bellarine Peninsula. Located in the Greater Geelong region of Victoria, the town was settled only a few years after Melbourne, and is characterised by its strong European heritage, maritime and seafaring character and its lasting connection to the sea.
Gun Emplacment 6
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-38.30239° or 38° 18′ 9″ southLongitude
144.65225° or 144° 39′ 8″ eastOpen location code
4RH6MMX2+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 800964694OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=historicOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Highlights include Infrared Bunker and Nepean Hill.
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