Bagnall Beach Observatory, Port Stephens

#2 among attractions in Port Stephens

Observatories and planetariums

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Bagnall Beach Observatory is a privately owned astronomical observatory by Greg Crawford, located in Corlette, New South Wales, on the east coast of Australia. The observatory has discovered 3 minor planets: ()

Coordinates: 32°44'18"S, 152°6'29"E

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Port Stephens Australia

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Bagnall Beach Observatory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moonshadow Cruises, Nelson Head Light, Point Stephens Light, Hawks Nest Golf Club.

2.3 miNE
32°43'24"S • 152°8'35"E
Moonshadow Cruises, Nelson Bay
59 min walk • Boat tours, Dolphin and whale watching, Tours
3.6 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Nelson Head Light, Nelson Bay
93 min walk • Nelson Head Light, also known as Nelson Head Inner Light, is an inactive, unusual lighthouse on Nelson Head, a headland northeast of the town of Nelson Bay, New South Wales, Australia, near Halifax Park, on the southern shore of Port Stephens.
5.4 miE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Point Stephens Light, Fingal Bay
139 min walk • The Point Stephens Light is a heritage-listed active lighthouse located on Point Stephens, a point on an unnamed headland at the east of Fingal Bay, 4.25 km south of the entrance of Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia. The light serves to assist vessels entering Port Stephens.
6.6 miNE
Golf
Hawks Nest Golf Club, Hawks Nest
169 min walk • Hawks Nest Golf Club is a championship rated 18-hole golf course with an Australian Course Rating of 72 in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
5.9 miNE
Bridge
Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge, Hawks Nest
151 min walk • The Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest Bridge is a road bridge that carries Myall Street across the Myall River, connecting the two townships of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest in the Mid-Coast Council local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia.
6.5 miNE
32°40'6"S • 152°10'59"E
Hawks Nest Pro Shop, Hawks Nest
166 min walk • Golf
0.5 miNE
32°44'6"S • 152°6'54"E
Toboggan Hill Park, Nelson Bay
12 min walk • Park
4.1 miE
Locality
Shoal Bay
104 min walk • Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port.
3.3 miNW
Locality
Soldiers Point
86 min walk • Soldiers Point is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Located on the southern shores of Port Stephens it is almost entirely surrounded by the port and is a popular location for fishing and boating.
4.2 miW
Town
Lemon Tree Passage
108 min walk • Lemon Tree Passage is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located at the end of the Tilligerry Peninsula and surrounded by the waters of Port Stephens.