Delve into Woodford
The district Woodford of in Blue Mountains Municipality (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 132 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 47% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Videos from this area
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NSW Quad class 86 Lawson 12 July 1996
Two coal trains hauled by Quad 86 class electrics are eastbound at Lawson in the Blue Mountains of NSW. The first headed by 8608 and the second by 8645. Taken on 12 July 1996.
Wiegmann Residence - Lawson NSW
This contemporary home boasts large combined living / dining & kitchen that faces the rear, north facing yard. It also has 3 bedrooms, 2 with built-ins, 1 with walk-in wardrobe, an en-suite...
Massive Unicycle Drop in at the Skate Park
Callum does a big drop in on his Unicycle down a quarter pipe at Lawson Skate Park NSW. Get your very own Unicycle here.http://www.weirderthebetter.com.au/shop/product-category/unicycles/ The...
Blue Mountains BMX Track
This is just a quick lap of the 'Blue Mountains BMX Track' at Lawson. For those of you that know your BMX bikes, I am riding a 1983 Diamond Back Harry Leary Turbo...
Sydney Rock Deviation, Sep 2011 - Aug 2012
NR85 and DL39 are seen whizzing past the deviation work at Sydney Rock in Lawson with the East-bound Indian Pacific. Nearly a year later, V12 is seen working the 11.06 Mount Victoria - Central...
Crossing Coalies
8229, C509 and C505 race westwards through Lawson with CA69 Clarence coal as the rare combination of DL49, DL45, DL42 and DL38 slowly head back down the hill with a loaded coal from ...
Postie Pass
Postie Pass - did you spot the remains of the postie bike? A bit too damp to go too fast.
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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.
Lawson, New South Wales
Lawson is a town in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Great Western Highway between Hazelbrook in the north east and Bullaburra in the west. At the 2006 census, Lawson had a population of 2,419 people. It has a station on the Main Western line.
Faulconbridge, New South Wales
Faulconbridge is a village located in the Blue Mountains 77 km west of Sydney, New South Wales and is 450 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census, Faulconbridge had a population of 4,014 people.
Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum
The Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum is based in Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains, Australia. The property is a stone cottage on a 42 acre (170,000 m²) block of land which was originally owned by the Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay. The property also contains some smaller buildings including two used as an oil painting studio and an etching studio.
Springwood, New South Wales
Springwood is a town in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Springwood is located 72 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. At the 2011 census, Springwood had a population of 8,437 people. It is largely Anglo-Celtic. Springwood is near the Blue Mountains National Park and the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site.
Hazelbrook, New South Wales
Hazelbrook is a village in New South Wales, Australia It is located 93 kilometres west of Sydney and approximately 17 kilometres east of Katoomba in the Blue Mountains on the Great Western Highway. At the 2006 census, Hazelbrook had a population of 4,447 people.
Valley Heights, New South Wales
Valley Heights is a small township of the City of Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 77 km from Sydney and is located east of the township of Springwood. At the 2006 census, Valley Heights had a population of 1,337 people. Valley Heights developed its own piece of the ridgeline that has been the main route west from Sydney since colonial history, and has some strong evidence of a rich pre-colonial inhabitance.
Linden, New South Wales
Linden is a village in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the City of Blue Mountains, 81 km west of Sydney and 19 km east of Katoomba. The village is on the Great Western Highway and has a railway station on the Main Western railway line served by CityRail's Blue Mountains services. It shares a post office, and therefore the 2778 postcode, with adjoining Woodford. At the 2006 Census, its population was 427, including 11 indigenous people (2.6%).
Yester Grange
Yester Grange is an historic house and estate situated in the village of Wentworth Falls, in the Blue Mountains approximately 95 kilometres west of Sydney, Australia.
Springwood High School
Springwood High School is a public high school situated in the City of Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Despite its name, geographically the school is actually in Faulconbridge. The school was established in 1967. Its motto is "Press Onward."
Bullaburra, New South Wales
Bullaburra is a small town in the state of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Blue Mountains. It is one of the towns that stretch along the route of the Main Western railway line and Great Western Highway which pass over the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. Bullaburra used to have a service station but it was demolished in 2008.
Valley Heights railway station
Valley Heights railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Valley Heights in the Lower Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. 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.
Springwood railway station
Springwood railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Springwood in the Lower Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1867 with the opening of the Main Western railway through the area. 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. Some trains in peak hours terminate at this station.
Faulconbridge railway station
Faulconbridge railway station is an interurban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Faulconbridge in the Lower Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1877. 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.
Linden railway station
Linden railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Linden in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station 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. The station is only staffed at peak times to flag off trains.
Woodford railway station
Not to be confused with Woodford station on the London Underground network. Woodford railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the suburb of Woodford in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1868 with the opening of the Main Western railway through the area.
Hazelbrook railway station
Hazelbrook railway station is a railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the town of Hazelbrook in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1884.
Lawson railway station
Lawson railway station is an urban railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail interurban network, serving the village of Lawson in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1867 with the opening of the Main Western railway through the area. 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.
Bullaburra railway station
Bullaburra railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Bullaburra in the Mid Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1925. 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. The station is staffed for only 4 hours on weekdays, however ticket sales are not available during this period.
Wentworth Falls railway station
Wentworth Falls railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Wentworth Falls in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1867 with the opening of the Main Western railway.
Edge 96.1
The Edge 96. One is a music radio station based in outer Sydney, Australia but licensed to Katoomba. It is operated by the Australian Radio Network.
Woodford, New South Wales
Woodford is a village in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 90 kilometres west of Sydney. Its elevation is 609 metres above sea level. It is situated on the Great Western Highway and has a railway station (opened in 1868 as Buss's Platform) on the Main Western railway line served by CityRail's Blue Mountains services. At the 2006 census, Woodford had a population of 1,967.
Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum
The Valley Heights Locomotive Depot Heritage Museum is a railway museum located in Valley Heights, New South Wales, Australia. It is operated by the Blue Mountains Division of the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum. The Valley Heights Steam Tramway is also located in the former locomotive depot. The facility is located 300 metres north-west of Valley Heights railway station.
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.
Kings Tableland, New South Wales
Kings Tableland is a ridge in the state of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Blue Mountains. It extends southwards from Wentworth Falls and is the eastern boundary of the Jamison Valley. At the southern end is McMahon's Lookout, commanding spectacular view over Lake Burragorang. There are spectacular views from several points along the ridge, accessed via paths breaking off the main fire trail.
Wentworth Falls (waterfall)
Wentworth Falls is a three-tiered seasonal waterfall fed by the Kedumba Creek, near the Blue Mountains town of Wentworth Falls in New South Wales, Australia. The falls are accessible via the National Pass Walking Trail and the Overcliff/Undercliff Walk. The total height of the waterfall is 187 metres. Near the falls, there is a rocky knoll that has a large number of grinding grooves created by rubbing stone implements on the rock to shape and sharpen them.