Coombs
in Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Jindabyne Airport (9.215 mi) - Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport (9.236 mi)
- Tumut Airport (9.256 mi)
- Cootamundra Airport (9.277 mi)
- Canberra International Airport (9.293 mi)
- Moruya Airport (9.302 mi)
- Young Airport (9.303 mi)
- Goulburn Airport (9.338 mi)
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (9.439 mi)
- Murrumbidgee Country Club (Golf course, 9.283 mi)
- Federal Golf Club (Golf course, 9.288 mi)
- Royal Canberra Golf Club (Golf course, 9.289 mi)
- Magpies Belconnen Golf Club (Golf course, 9.289 mi)
- Capital Golf Club (Golf course, 9.290 mi)
- Royal Military College Golf Club (Golf course, 9.292 mi)
- Fairbairn Golf Club (Golf course, 9.293 mi)
- Gold Creek Country Club (Golf course, 9.294 mi)
- Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club (Golf course, 9.295 mi)
- Goolabri Country Resort (Golf course, 9.300 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 05:48 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:41 am and 6:48 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 38.533 and -28.750 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ramal da Lombega - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Coombs
The district Coombs of in Australian Capital Territory is a subburb in Australia a little south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Canberra, Katoomba, Parramatta, Sydney and Hay. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Hyatt Hotel Canberra- A Park Hyatt Hotel
Hotel Hotel Apartments (former Design Icon)
PEPPERS GALLERY HOTEL
Jamala Wildlife Lodge
Quality Hotel Woden
Abode Woden
Statesman Hotel
1913 Collective Inc.
ANU - University House Hotel
Belconnen Way Hotel Motel and Serviced Apartments
Videos from this area
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Storm over Canberra
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Trip to National Arboretum in Canberra
DashCam Drive to http://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/
Bonsai Collection National Arboretum, Canberra
Bored in Canberra, checking out some Bonsai serenity. Sunday, October 13th 2013 http://www.nationalarboretum.act.gov.au/visit/bonsai.
National Arboretum Canberra from the air - funny fpv crash, Hobbyking SD DVR
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Telstra Tower - Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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The Bakery Bunch
Just like any other Saturday morning (6am summer, 7am winter). Starting from Bike Shed in Phillip....and mixing it up with Michael Rogers et al - beware the late charge from Gerard Tiffen.
Hail storm, Canberra, Dec 11, 2011
Hail rains down on a backyard in Phillip during a severe thunderstorm in Canberra. Video taken by Natasha Rudra and Tristan Kane.
Woden Tyre and Exhaust
Woden Tyre and Exhaust in Phillip, Canberra. https://plus.google.com/113100331983941858491/about?gl=au&hl=en.
Track 4 Woden Cemetery; Lance Corporal Parker
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Lego BrickExpo Part 1
Our visit to Lego brickexpo held in Canberra Australia in August 2011. This is Part 1 and includes Lego City and Star Wars models.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory (MSO) located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University (ANU).
Weston Creek
Weston Creek is a residential district of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated to the west of the Woden Valley district and approximately 13 km southwest of the Canberra city centre. The district was previously situated adjacent to the large Stromlo Forest pine plantation until the forest was destroyed by bushfires in 2001 and 2003.
Duffy, Australian Capital Territory
Duffy is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek. On Census night 2006, Duffy had a population of 2,942 people. Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, KCMG (1816–1903) the 8th Premier of Victoria. Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs. Duffy was gazetted as a placename on 2 July 1970. The Canberra bushfires of 2003 destroyed about 200 Duffy homes and the local petrol station.
Yarramundi Reach
Yarramundi Reach is a small peninsula on the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, in the Australian Capital Territory, close to Scrivener Dam. It is also the name for the area of water on Lake Burley Griffin between it and Weston Park. The park on the peninsula has a picnic area and toilets, and access is provided off the nearby Tuggeranong Parkway. Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is located on the peninsula as well. The peninsula is mainly grassland and woodland.
Chapman, Australian Capital Territory
Chapman is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek area. The suburb is named after Sir Austin Chapman (1864–1926), Member for Eden-Monaro (1901–1926). An enthusiastic advocate for Federation, Chapman was the Member for Braidwood in the NSW Legislative Assembly (1891–1901) and held portfolios in the Deakin and Bruce governments http://203.15.126.40/cgi-bin/search. pl.
Stirling, Australian Capital Territory
Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district. The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865) who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829. The suburb was gazetted in 1970.
National Zoo & Aquarium
The National Zoo and Aquarium is a privately owned 25-acre zoo and aquarium in the Australian capital city of Canberra. It is located in Yarralumla at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin also next to Scrivener Dam.
Curtin, Australian Capital Territory
Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. Curtin is named after John Curtin, Australian Prime Minister between 1941 and 1945. Its streets are named for state premiers. It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston. It is bounded by the Cotter road, Tuggeranong Parkway and Yarra Glen.
Lyons, Australian Capital Territory
Lyons is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2606. The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons, Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931. He subsequently led the United Australia Party and was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia from January 1932 until his death in 1939.
Tuggeranong Parkway
The Tuggeranong Parkway is a major dual carriageway link in Canberra, Australia. Often referred to as "The Parkway" by locals, the Tuggeranong Parkway links Civic to the southern Canberra metro district of Tuggeranong, and is a bypass road to the Woden Valley-Weston Creek district of Canberra. It also links to the Glenloch Interchange, where roads such as Caswell Drive connect to Belconnen.
Mount Stromlo
Mount Stromlo is situated a short drive west of the centre of Canberra, Australia, near the district of Weston Creek. Its peak is at approximately 770m AHD. It is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory (run by the Australian National University) and Canberra's primary water supply treatment plant, supplied by the Cotter River catchment area. The name is derived from Mount Strom, the earlier official name.
Stromlo High School
Stromlo High School is a high school located in Waramanga, Australian Capital Territory. Stromlo came into being after the merger of Weston creek high school & Holder high school in 1990. in Its postcode is 2611. Stromlo High School has over 700 students and is the only high school in Australian Capital Territory to provide education from grades 6 - 10. Both students and teachers abide by the school's four core values; pride, endeavour, learning and respect.
SkyMapper
SkyMapper is a fully automated 1.35m wide-angle optical telescope at Siding Spring Observatory in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the telescopes of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU).
Australian Defence College
The Australian Defence College (ADC) comprises three tri-service educational organisations operated by the Australian Defence Force in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory: the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studies (CDSS), the Australian Command and Staff College (ACSC) (both located at Weston Creek), and the Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA). The ADC is headed by a two-star officer, currently Rear Admiral James Goldrick AM, CSC, RAN.
Alliance College of Australia
Alliance College of Australia, formerly known as Canberra College of Theology, is a bible college in Canberra, Australia.
Orana School
Orana School is a co-educational school in Weston, Canberra, Australia. It was founded in 1981. The teaching curriculum is based on the works of Rudolf Steiner. It currently enrolls children from pre-sessional kindergarten through to year 12. The school offers a wide range of subjects, and has a great focus on art and music.
Scrivener Dam
Scrivener Dam, a concrete gravity dam that impounds Molongolo River, is located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The dam creates Lake Burley Griffin, that was established for recreational and ornamental purposes. Named in honour of surveyor, Charles Scrivener, the dam was officially inaugurated on 20 September 1964 (1964-09-20) and the official filling of the lake commemorated on 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17), by the Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.
AME School
The Association of Modern Education School (or AME School) was opened in early 1972 and ran as an independent community based school in Canberra until late 1996. Planning for the foundation of the school began around 1970 and the school took over the disused government school buildings in the Canberra suburb of Duntroon, which had recently closed. The AME school first opened in 1972 with Robin McConnell as headmaster.
Mount Stromlo Hydro-Power Station
The Mount Stromlo Hydro-Power Station is a small hydro-electric power station installed on the Bendora Gravity Main in Canberra, Australia. It was constructed in 2000 and is owned by ActewAGL, a Government-private sector joint venture. Production of energy depends on the water flow into the nearby Mount Stromlo Water Treatment Plant. It produces about 200 megawatt hours of electricity per month.
Seagull intersection
A seagull intersection or continuous green T-intersection (also known as a turbo-T or High-T intersection) is a common type of three-way road intersection, usually used on high traffic volume roads and dual carriageways. This form of intersection is popular in Australia and New Zealand, and sometimes used in the United States.
Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum
The Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is an arboretum on the Yarramundi Reach peninsula in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is named after Lindsay Pryor, a noted Australian botanist. The site is located at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin and is used for research and recreation. Trees of the arboretum were mostly planted 1954-1957 by Lindsay Pryor. The arboretum was damaged in the 2003 Canberra bushfires.
Molonglo Valley
Molonglo Valley is the newest district of Canberra. The district is planned to consist of 13 suburbs containing 33,000 dwellings with an expected population of 73,000. The first two suburbs currently under construction in Molonglo Valley are Wright and Coombs; they are named for poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate Judith Wright and prominent public servant and economist H. C. "Nugget" Coombs, the first Reserve Bank Governor.
Wright, Australian Capital Territory
Wright is the first suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of the Australian Capital Territory. It was named after poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate Judith Wright. Construction of the first house in Wright was completed in June 2012.
Coombs, Australian Capital Territory
Coombs is the name of a suburb to be developed in the Molonglo Valley district of the Australian Capital Territory. It was named after prominent public servant and economist H. C. "Nugget" Coombs, the first Reserve Bank Governor.
National Arboretum Canberra
The National Arboretum Canberra is an 250 hectares arboretum in Canberra, the national capital of Australia, created after the area was burned out as a result of the Christmas 2001 and 2003 Canberra bushfires: The Himalayan Cedar forest lost about one third of its trees, and the commercial Radiata Pine plantation was burned out, allowing the arboretum to be created.