Heathcote National Park, Sydney

Name: Heathcote National Park
Address: Sydney, Australia

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Heathcote National Park is a protected national park that is located in the southern region of Sydney, New South Wales in eastern Australia, and is situated on Dharawal country. The 2,679-hectare national park is situated approximately 35 kilometres southwest of the Sydney central business district, west of the South Coast railway line, the Princes Highway and Motorway, and the suburbs of Heathcote and Waterfall. ()

Alternative names: Established: January 1943 (81 years ago)Area: 8.88 mi²Elevation: 377 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 34°6'54"S, 150°58'34"E

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Sutherland (Heathcote)Sydney Australia

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Nearby attractions include: Sydney Tramway Museum, Audley historic recreational complex, Lucas Watermills Archaeological Sites, Garawarra State Conservation Area.

6.5 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, Tram
Sydney Tramway Museum, Sydney
165 min walk • The Sydney Tramway Museum is a nostalgic journey into the history of Sydney's public transportation, celebrating the bygone era of the city's tram network. Located in Loftus, in the southern suburbs of Sydney, this museum is a living tribute to the trams that once...
5.3 miNE
Park
Audley historic recreational complex, Royal National Park
137 min walk • Audley historic recreational complex is a heritage-listed recreation area at Sir Bertram Stevens & Audley Road, Audley, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built from 1879.
5.1 miN
Archaeological site
Lucas Watermills Archaeological Sites, Royal National Park
131 min walk • The Lucas Watermills Archaeological Sites are two heritage-listed archaeological sites in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The sites comprise the remnants of two convict-era watermills, the Brisbane Mill on the Williams Creek at Creekwood Reserve, Voyager Point and the Woronora Mill on the Woronora River at Barden Ridge.
4.2 miS
Park
Garawarra State Conservation Area, Royal National Park
108 min walk • The Garawarra State Conservation Area is a protected conservation area that is located on the southern suburban fringe of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, in eastern Australia.
6.5 miSE
Beach
Garie Beach
167 min walk • Garie Beach is a patrolled beach in the lower Royal National Park, on the outskirts of southern Sydney, Australia. The beach is one of eleven beaches located within the territory of the Royal National Park.
2.4 miW
Dam
Woronora Dam
62 min walk • The Woronora Dam is a heritage-listed concrete gravity dam with an uncontrolled serpentine spillway across the Woronora River, located south of Greater Metropolitan Sydney, in the suburb of Woronora Dam, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.
6.5 miNE
Seminary
Youthworks College, Royal National Park
167 min walk • Youthworks College is a Bible college in Newtown, New South Wales. It offers diplomas through the Australian College of Theology. Youthworks College is a ministry of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney.
6.3 miSE
Beach
Burning Palms
162 min walk • Burning Palms is an unbounded neighbourhood within the locality of Lilyvale and a beach in the Royal National Park, Wollongong, south of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
5.3 miNE
Neighbourhood
Audley, Royal National Park
137 min walk • Audley is a locality on the outskirts of southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in the Royal National Park and is part of the Sutherland Shire.