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The district Blackheath of in Blue Mountains Municipality (New South Wales) with it's 4,178 citizens Blackheath is a district in Australia about 131 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
Morning Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 18% |
Air Humidity | 31% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Katoomba Manor
moments Mountain Retreat
Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains - MGallery by Sofitel
Corner Manor Leura
LEISURE INN SPIRES
Leura House
Sidney's Retreat
Bethany Manor
Mountain Heritage Hotel
Kubba Roonga Guesthouse
Videos from this area
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World's Steepest Railway - Scenic World, Katoomba
The Scenic Railway is the steepest cable-driven railway in the world, with a steepest incline of 52 degrees contained within a total incline distance of 415 metres. It was originally constructed...
Collapsible Hula Hoop for Travel
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Travel videos of Australia : The Blue mountains
Larissa Perego Checks out the 3 sisters and rides the steepest incline Railway in the world down to a lush and hidden valley. The 415m descent will take you through a cliff side tunnel into...
SPENO Rail Grinder in Katoomba, NSW, Australia
A SPENO Rail Grinder throws sparks during track maintenance in Katoomba, NSW, Australia.
Coal train at Katoomba
8216,8233, DL42, DL38 ona down coal train at Katoomba 5-2-10.Notice the crew hand over the staff to the Safeworking Officer, this was due to a landslide at Wenthworth Falls 4-2-10 and Pilot...
Katoomba Cross
8107 and 48152 bring a 20-car grain train through Katoomba station on the Up, while WT27, the Dubbo XPT, loads passengers and then departs on the Down at 08.52 on 9/3/10.
Down Coal Train, Katoomba NSW
Empty Pacific National coal train passes through Katoomba station in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, January 2012.
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Mini Ha Ha Falls
At Katoomba in the beautiful Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia Presented by Hoiliday Hunter, "Discover Australia one town at a time" http://www.holidayhunter.com.au For more informatio...
Blackheath Fireworks Display
The Blackheath fireworks display is one of the most anticipated London fireworks displays each year, bringing colour and light to the skies of Lewisham in a truly dazzling display of fireworks....
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Attractions and noteworthy things
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Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
The Blue Mountains is a mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia. It borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting approximately 50 kilometres west of the state capital. The area begins on the west side of the Nepean River and extends westward as far as Coxs River. Geologically, it is situated in the central parts of the Sydney Basin. Consisting mainly of a sandstone plateau, the area is dissected by gorges up to 760 metres deep.
Katoomba, New South Wales
Katoomba is the chief town of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and the administrative headquarters of Blue Mountains City Council. It is on the Great Western Highway 110 km west of Sydney and 39 km south-east of Lithgow. Katoomba railway station is on the Main Western line. Katoomba is well known for spectacular mountain views and extensive bush and nature walks in the surrounding Blue Mountains. At the 2011 census, Katoomba had a population of 8,016 people.
Blackheath, New South Wales
Blackheath (elevation 1065 metres) is a town located near the top of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, 120 kilometres west north-west of Sydney, 11 kilometres north-west of Katoomba and 30 kilometres south-east of Lithgow. In 2006, Blackheath had a population of 4,177 people.
Grose Valley
The Grose Valley is a rugged valley in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It has been formed by the Grose River, the headwaters of which are in the Mount Victoria area. The valley is located between the Great Western Highway and Bells Line of Road, the two major routes across the Blue Mountains. The majority of the valley falls within the Blue Mountains National Park.
Medlow Bath, New South Wales
Medlow Bath is an Australian small town located near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, between Katoomba and Blackheath. It has an approximate altitude of 1050 m and is located approximately 115 kilometres west north west of Sydney and 5 kilometres north west of Katoomba. At the 2006 census, Medlow Bath had a population of 461 people.
Perrys Lookdown
Perrys Lookdown is situated on the edge of the Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains, Australia. Free campsites (five individual sites) are adjacent to the car park. The Blue Gum Forest is often accessed by foot from here, 656 vertical metres below the lookdown. The road to Blackheath is unsealed.
Blue Gum Forest, Blue Mountains
The Blue Gum Forest is situated in the Grose Valley, in Blue Mountains National Park, west of Sydney, Australia. It is one of the best-known bushwalking sites in Australia. As part of the Greater Blue Mountains, the forest is within the UNESCO World Heritage area. The forest survived through the efforts of early Australian conservationists. The forest consists predominantly of towering Blue Gum trees (Eucalyptus deanei), with an understory of shrubs.
Evans Lookout
Evans Lookout is a lookout in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Overlooking the sandstone cliffs of the Grose River Valley, the lookout is also an access point for pedestrian access to the valley floor. Nearby walks include the Grand Canyon and trails to Govetts Leap lookout. A popular, easily accessible location, the lookout is located within the Blue Mountains National Park close to the town of Blackheath.
City of Blue Mountains
The City of Blue Mountains is a local government area of New South Wales, Australia, governed by the Blue Mountains City Council. The city is located in the Blue Mountains range west of Sydney. The Mayor of Blue Mountains City Council is Cr. Daniel Myles, a member of the Liberal Party.
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Mount Victoria is a small township in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is the westernmost village in the City of Blue Mountains, located approximately 120 kilometres via road from Sydney and 1043 metres above sea-level. The settlement has a population of 828 people as of the 2006 Census.
Leura, New South Wales
Leura is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains local government area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Blue Mountains railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park. It is 100 km by road from Sydney and the train journey takes a little under 2 hours. Leura is adjacent to Katoomba, the largest centre in the upper mountains, and the two towns merge along Leura's western edge.
Leura railway station
Leura railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the village of Leura in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1890. The station has an island platform and is served by one train each way per hour in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours.
Katoomba railway station
Katoomba railway station is a railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the popular tourist town of Katoomba in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the main stations in the Blue Mountains area. It opened in 1874. The station has an island platform and is served by one train each way per hour in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours.
Medlow Bath railway station
Medlow Bath railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Medlow Bath in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1880. The station has an island platform and is served by one train each way every two hours in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours.
Blackheath railway station, New South Wales
Blackheath railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Blackheath in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station has an island platform and is served by trains every two hours each way in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours. On weekends, the station is serviced by one train per hour in each direction, with every second outbound train terminating at Mount Victoria.
Mount Victoria railway station
Mount Victoria railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Mount Victoria in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Main Western railway through the area. The station has two side platforms and is served by one train every two hours in off-peak on weekdays, with additional services during peak hours.
Michael Eades Reserve
The bushland in Michael Eades Reserve and surrounds is rich in sensitive vegetation, unique to the upper Blue Mountains plateau, in New South Wales, Australia. Many of the significant plants in the area, such as Acacia ptychoclada and Grevillea acanthifolia, do not appear anywhere else in the world.
Mermaids Cave
Mermaids Cave is an undercut sandstone cave located in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It was named in 1882 and was also known as Mermaid's Glen. Accessible by a short walking trail from the Megalong Valley road. A scene from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome was filmed there.
Catalina Park
Catalina Park is a disused motor racing venue, located at Katoomba,in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It was the official Dog Off Leash area for Katoomba (this status has since been rescinded) and is recognised as an Aboriginal Place due to the long association of the local Gundungarra and Darug tribes to the area.
Blue Mountains Grammar School
Blue Mountains Grammar School (BMGS), established in 1918, is an independent school over two campuses, in Wentworth Falls and Valley Heights, New South Wales, Australia. Classes are run from Pre-Kindergarten/Transition to Year 12. The school is an Anglican, co-educational day school. There are approximately 900-1000 students currently enrolled over both campuses.
Shipley, New South Wales
Shipley is a small hamlet village in the state of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Blue Mountains.
Yosemite, New South Wales
Yosemite is an unbounded locality within the locality of Katoomba and to the north of the township of Katoomba in the state of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Blue Mountains. It was previously known as Yosemite Valley and Yosemite Park. Yosemite Valley Post Office opened on 14 May 1928 and closed in 1956.
Mount York
Mount York is a 1,061 metres mountain in the western Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney. It is in fact a projection of the Blue Mountains plateau, creating a promontory of the western escarpment with a minor rise at its summit.
Mount Piddington
Mount Piddington, or Wirindi, is a mountain in the Blue Mountains village of Mount Victoria in New South Wales. It has a lookout, restrooms and a picnic area at its summit, surrounded by a loop road, Mount Piddington Road, which runs from the summit to Mount Victoria village. It is also the starting point of several bushwalking tracks that descend to the cliffs of Hornes Point and the Fairy Bower reserve. Notable sites on the slopes of Mount Piddington include Coxs Leap and Bushranger Cave.
89.1 Radio Blue Mountains
89.1 Radio Blue Mountains is a community radio station based in Katoomba and broadcasting to the surrounding Blue Mountains region in New South Wales. The station is licensed to broadcast FM within the area stretching from Mount Victoria to Woodford and on the Internet. The mission of 89.1 Radio Blue Mountains is to promote access and involvement from all sections of the local community to produce material for broadcast.