Discover Barrack Point
Barrack Point in Shellharbour (New South Wales) is a city in Australia about 111 mi (or 178 km) north-east of Canberra, the country's capital city.
Local time in Barrack Point is now 12:23 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Australia / Sydney with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 9 airports in the vicinity of Barrack Point, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Australia is Wollongong Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Parramatta, Sydney, Katoomba, Canberra and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 65 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 75% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, strong breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lake Illawarra Bed and Breakfast
Lakeview Hotel Motel
Comfort Inn Fairways
Videos from this area
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City Hub artists impression
Take a look at the artist's impression of the City Hub design so far.These 3D generated flyovers are an artists impression of the current design and may not reflect the final building form.
Shellharbour Woodcarvers
Totem Pole created by the Shellharbour Woodcarvers group. Located at the Lake Illawarra Art Trail, Shellharbour.
Shellharbour Village, Shop, Dine & Play
Shellharbour Village - Shop, Dine and Play in Shellharbour Village December 2014 TVC.
Spearfishing Octopus in Shell harbour
Me and my Best Man Vince Pelligrino diving in Shell harbour near wollongong NSW I shot an Occy not much fish down Wollongong way. First Spearfishing video on youtube,
Artists impression of Civic Square in the City Hub
Take a look at some artist's impressions of how the City Hub civic square that is currently being designed. The design is not yet final, so the details in these images are necessarily what...
Shellharbour City Hub concept design - The Escarpment
The City Hub project includes a civic auditorium, Council Chambers, meeting rooms, civic square, museum and City Library. One of three design concepts put forward by the architects for the...
Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia Time Lapse
Time lapse video showing 24 hours from a webcam at Shellharbour, New South Wales, Australia. More information about this webcam can be found at ...
Stockland Shellharbour & i98FM Cook Off - IICONIC Production
A cook off between i98FM personalities Bianca Dye, Maje Saba, Ryan Cram; at the newly refurbished Stockland Shellharbour. Production by IICONIC.
MMJ Real Estate - The Penthouses, Shellharbour
4 luxurious apartment complex, including 2 massive penthouses each with breathtaking harbour view. Each apartment has 3 bedrooms, cinema room, 4 car spacing, ducted vacuum, ducted air ...
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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.
Shellharbour, New South Wales
Shellharbour is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It also gives its name to the local government area, City of Shellharbour. The suburb is centred on the small recreational harbour named Shell Harbour. It has two main beaches, Shellharbour Beach, which runs to Barrack Point and Shellharbour South Beach, which runs toward Bass Point. Shellharbour is undergoing extensive development with many new retail outlets and units being constructed.
Lake Illawarra, New South Wales
Lake Illawarra is a southern suburb of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia located on the southern side of the Lake Illawarra entrance.
Warilla, New South Wales
Warilla is a seaside suburb of the City of Shellharbour, Australia which sits within the Wollongong urban area. It is one of the more established areas and is nestled between other suburbs of Mount Warrigal in the west, Barrack Heights and Barrack Point in the south and Lake Illawarra in the north.
Warilla High School
Warilla High School is a New South Wales Department of Education and Training (DET) owned school located in the Illawarra local government area City of Shellharbour. The school is located in the suburb of Barrack Heights and there were suggestions of renaming the school to reflect the change in primary feeder schools. In early to late 2009 Warilla High underwent a major reconstruction with the funding of 6 new Science Labs.
City of Shellharbour
The City of Shellharbour is a local government area in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The City is located about 100 kilometres south of Sydney and covers the southern suburbs of the Wollongong urban area centred around Shellharbour, and in 2009 had an estimated population of 66,905. The area is bordered by the City of Wollongong to the north, with the boundary being the Lake Illawarra entrance (and the suburb of Lake Illawarra) and Macquarie Rivulet.
Sepia novaehollandiae
Sepia novaehollandiae is a species of cuttlefish native to the southern Indo-Pacific. Its natural range stretches from Shellharbour, New South Wales to North West Shelf in Western Australia . It lives at depths of between 15 and 348 m. S. novaehollandiae grows to a mantle length of 77 mm. The type specimen was collected off Kangaroo Island, South Australia . It is deposited at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.
Barrack Heights, New South Wales
Barrack Heights is a southern suburb of the Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia in the local government area of Shellharbour. Many institutions are located in Barrack Heights, including Shellharbour Public Hospital, Shellharbour Private Hospital, Warilla Bowling Club, Warilla Sports Club and Warilla High School. Barrack Heights is surrounded by the suburbs of Barrack Point, Blackbutt, Mount Warrigal, Oak Flats, Shellharbour, Shellharbour City Centre and Warilla.
Lake Illawarra High School
Lake Illawarra High School is a high school offering a wide selection of courses. Located on Reddall Parade, which follows the shores of Lake Illawarra, the school is bordered by the suburbs of Mount Warrigal, Warilla and Lake Illawarra. It is in close proximity to Windang and Warilla beaches, Stockland Shellharbour and Warilla Grove shopping centres, Shellharbour TAFE College and Shellharbour Hospital. The school offers a broad curriculum.