Delve into Garden Island
Garden Island in Sydney (New South Wales) is a city located in Australia about 155 mi (or 249 km) north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Current time in Garden Island is now 10:05 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Australia / Sydney with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Garden Island, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Australia is Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in a distance of 7 mi (or 11 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Australia is Australian Convict Sites in a distance of 87 mi (or 139 km), North. Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We saw 6 points of interest near this location. In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sydney, Parramatta, Katoomba, Canberra and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 69 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 61% |
Air Pressure | 1026 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sir Stamford at Circular Quay
OVOLO WOOLLOOMOOLOO
InterContinental Hotels SYDNEY
Pullman Quay Grand Sydney Harbour
Simpson Of Potts Point
Quest Potts Point
Vibe Hotel Rushcutters Bay Sydney
The Bayswater Sydney
Holiday Inn POTTS POINT-SYDNEY
Regents Court Sydney
Videos from this area
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Kookaburras calling in North Sydney
Just past sunrise, a pair of kookaburras -- one adult and one fledgling -- practice their call from the docks below my north Sydney apartment.
INAUGURAL SYDNEY HARBOUR & COAST WALK - DAY 22 - THE ROCKS TO ELIZABETH BAY
A 315 km, 30 day trek of Sydney's coastline. Flagstaff Hill, Aboriginal fish-stunning and first aid, Bennelong's house, Opera House and the oldest trees in Sydney. A rich historical narrative...
The Rocks Sydney # 13
Pulled in for a Quick pit stop at Buckley's Bar & Grill , Great service good Lunch & cold beer , Cheers.
LJ Hooker Inner City / Rushcutters Bay, 16/9-11 Queens Avenue
16/9-11 Queens Avenue Rushcutters Bay NSW Marketed by: LJ Hooker Inner City 9002 9888 innercity.ljhooker.com.au Contact: Dominic Kuneman Tel 02 9002 9888 | 0424 988 430, Email ...
Sydney (2), Darling Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, Harbourside, Sydney Opera, Harbour Bridge, Whale Watching, New South Wales, Australia (Part 2) (July 2008)
Rat Family Feasting at King Chef Chinese Restaurant Kings Cross Sydney
A Family of Rats (counted at least four) were feasting at a local chinese restaurant !! no wonder i felt ILL when i ate there last week!!!!!!!
Animal's Funeral - his last ride
Some snippets of the ride from The Wesley Chapel in Kings Cross to Animal's last resting place at Botany.
Nick Conroy Live!!!
June 30, 1990 at the Site Nightclub, in the Picadilly Hotel, Victoria Street Kings Cross, Sydney Australia.
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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.
Port Jackson
Port Jackson, containing Sydney Harbour, is the natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the South Pacific Ocean. Widely considered to be one of the world's finest harbours, it is known for its beauty, and in particular, as the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge which connects central Sydney with the Northern Suburbs region extended metropolitan area.
Potts Point, New South Wales
Potts Point is a small, densely-populated suburb of inner-city Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Potts Point is located 3 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Potts Point sits on a ridge immediately east of Woolloomooloo, west of Elizabeth Bay and Rushcutters Bay and north of Darlinghurst.
Garden Island, New South Wales
Garden Island is an inner-city locality of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located to the north-east of the Sydney central business district, north of the suburb of Potts Point. Garden Island is the site of Fleet Base East of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Fort Denison
Fort Denison is a former penal site and defensive facility occupying a small island located north-east of the Royal Botanic Gardens and about one kilometre east of the Opera House in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The island is also known as Pinchgut Island.
Mrs Macquarie's Chair
Mrs Macquarie's Chair (also incorrectly called Lady Macquarie's Chair) is an exposed sandstone rock cut into the shape of a bench, on a peninsula in Sydney Harbour, hand carved by convicts from sandstone in 1810 for Governor Macquarie's wife Elizabeth. The peninsula itself is named Mrs Macquaries Point. It is located at the end of Mrs Macquaries Road which is part of the The Domain, near the Royal Botanic Gardens.
Attack on Sydney Harbour
In late May and early June 1942, during World War II, submarines belonging to the Imperial Japanese Navy made a series of attacks on the cities of Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. On the night of 31 May – 1 June, three Ko-hyoteki-class midget submarines, each with a two-member crew, entered Sydney Harbour, avoided the partially constructed Sydney Harbour anti-submarine boom net, and attempted to sink Allied warships.
HMAS Kuttabul (naval base)
HMAS Kuttabul is the Royal Australian Navy's primary naval base {Fleet Base East} on the east coast of Australia. It is located on Garden Island in Sydney, New South Wales. The administrative, training and logistics support centre is situated south of Garden Island in the suburb of Potts Point. The base is named for the steam ferry HMAS Kuttabul that was sunk while docked at Garden Island during the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour in 1942.
Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre
The Royal Australian Navy Heritage Centre is the maritime museum of the Royal Australian Navy. The centre opened on 4 October 2005 and is located within the Public Access Area on the northern end of Garden Island Naval base. The need for such a facility was first recognised in 1922, by Vice Admiral Sir William Creswell who suggested the building of a museum to permanently display the Australian Navy’s already rich and unique heritage.
Garden Island Naval Chapel
The Naval Chapel at Garden Island dockyard is the oldest Christian chapel of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). It was established in 1902 after conversion from the former sail loft, and has stained glass windows and plaques from that era to the present. The building is the oldest on Garden Island, two storey, built of stuccoed brick with stone sills, arches and columns. The original loft floor of timber remains, caulked with oakum and bitumen.
Elizabeth Bay House
Elizabeth Bay House is a historic home in the suburb of Elizabeth Bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built between 1835 and 1839, Elizabeth Bay House was known as 'the finest house in the colony'. Elizabeth Bay House is a home in the Regency style, originally surrounded by a 54-acre garden, but now situated within a densely populated inner city suburb. It is managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales as a museum that is open to the public.
Andrew "Boy" Charlton Pool
Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool is an eight-lane outdoor heated salt-water 50-metre swimming pool on the shore of Woolloomooloo Bay near the Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Australia. {{#invoke:Footnotes|sfn}} It was re-opened for the 2011–12 summer season, having undergoing a major refurbishment during 2011.
Boomerang, Elizabeth Bay
Boomerang is a historic home in the suburb of Elizabeth Bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built in 1926, it lies on Billyard Avenue and has been ranked as one of the most expensive houses in Sydney.