Delve into Coal Point
The district Coal Point of in Lake Macquarie Shire (New South Wales) with it's 1,730 habitants Coal Point is a subburb in Australia about 210 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sydney, Parramatta, Katoomba, Canberra and Carrolls Creek. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 71% |
Air Pressure | 1020 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, scattered clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Lake Macquarie Motor Inn
Green Roof Inn
THE ESPLANADE MOTEL
Raffertys Resort
Tantarra Bed and Breakfast
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Seal in Belmont Bay
Movie of a seal frolicking in and under a Top Hat and other boats in Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie New South Wales. This seal has also been seen at Warners Bay and at Wangi at about 10am on...
29er Coaching Belmont
Turner/Hoffman getting into the 29er... The footage is combined with a few simple tips from coach Jack Buchan. www.jackbuchansailing.com.
Sailing Time Lapse
Sailing Time Lapse Video taken of the 16ft Skiffs and yachts sailing on Belmont Bay, Lake Macquarie.
THE APPEARANCE OF A REAL ANGEL
Do you believe in angels, well this is a story about a real angel, it is a very beautiful loving angel goose, every year at marks point NSW Australia on Lake Macquarie,two or three of the young ducks.
Combined High School Sailing
34th AUSTRALIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS SAILING CHAMPIONSHIP and the 37th NSW SECONDARY SCHOOLS SAILING CHAMPIONSHIPS in conjunction with the 46th COMBINED HIGH ...
Sam Parker Racing NSW Windsurfing Formula Series
Sam Parker Racing in the NSW Formula Windsurfing Series. Lake Macquarie, NSW. 5th November 2011.
Hail Storm in 1982 at Marks Point NSW Australia
Transferred from VHS recording from 1982. This is a hail storm that hit the Lake Macquarie area damaging buildings and cars with hail stones bigger than golf balls. You can see the hail hitting...
Lake Macquarie - Hunter TV ID
A Hunter TV ID filmed in Lake Macquarie near Newcastle. Located in the Hunter Region in NSW Australia. Created by OOTS - Out of the Square Media and Marketing.
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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.
City of Lake Macquarie
The City of Lake Macquarie is a local government area in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the city of Newcastle and was proclaimed as a city from 7 September 1984. The City is approximately 150 km north of Sydney. One of its major tourist attractions is its lake, also named Lake Macquarie. The Mayor of the City of Lake Macquarie Council is Cr. Jodie Harrison, a member of the Labor Party.
Toronto, New South Wales
Toronto is a town within the city of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 28 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and is a commercial hub for the sprawling suburbs on the western shore of the lake.
Swansea, New South Wales
Swansea is a locality and commercial centre at the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the Pacific Ocean in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Swansea's local industries are coal mining, of which there were once several small coal mines, fishing, boating, and tourism. There are also popular fine sandy beaches on the Pacific Ocean. It is 25.2 km away from the city of Newcastle, where many residents commute to for work.
Belmont, New South Wales
Belmont is a suburb in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie and is part of the City of Lake Macquarie. Belmont is situated on a sandy peninsula formed by the Tasman Sea on the east and Lake Macquarie.
Balmoral, New South Wales (Lake Macquarie)
Balmoral is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located on the western shore of Lake Macquarie between the towns of Toronto and Morisset. It has a boat ramp providing access to Secret Bay and Eraring Bay on Lake Macquarie.
Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)
Lake Macquarie is Australia's largest coastal salt water lake, covering an area of 110 square kilometres in the Hunter Region of New South Wales with most of the City of Lake Macquarie's residents living near its shores. It is connected to the Tasman Sea by a short channel. Lake Macquarie is twice as large as Sydney Harbour and is the largest permanent salt water lake in the southern hemisphere.
Marks Point, New South Wales
Marks Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 23 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and forming a small peninsula extending into the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. The suburb is named after the Marks brothers, and is one of the oldest suburbs in the Lake Macquarie area. Local businesses in Marks Point include a marina, post office, newsagency, hairdressing salon, take away and bowling club.
Wangi Wangi, New South Wales
Wangi Wangi is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, which forms a peninsula jutting eastwards into Lake Macquarie. Wangi Wangi is a well known holiday spot, that was frequented in the early days by families from the coalfields. It is known for its beautiful views, bush-walking, and fishing spots.
Rathmines, New South Wales
Rathmines is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on the western shore of Lake Macquarie between the towns of Toronto and Morisset. Rathmines was first settled by Europeans at around 1840. It was named after the town of Rathmines in Ireland. Orchards, vineyards and cattle were the early industries. The first school opened in 1941. A RAAF base operated in Rathmines from 1939 to 1963.
Blackalls Park, New South Wales
Blackalls Park is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia to the immediate north-west of the town of Toronto on a bay west of Lake Macquarie.
Coal Point, New South Wales
Coal Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on a peninsula south-east of the towns of Toronto and Carey Bay, on the western side of Lake Macquarie.
Arcadia Vale, New South Wales
Arcadia Vale is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia between the town centres of Toronto and Morisset on the western shore of Lake Macquarie.
Fennell Bay, New South Wales
Fennell Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north of the town of Toronto on a bay of the same name, west of Lake Macquarie.
Valentine, New South Wales
Valentine is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia 20 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district along the eastern shoreline of Lake Macquarie near the town of Belmont. Coal was mined at Valentine before it became a suburb in the 1950s. The public school opened in 1958. It is now a large residential district, a development commenced in the late 1980s.
Buttaba, New South Wales
Buttaba is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia on the western shore of Lake Macquarie between the towns of Toronto and Morisset, near Rathmines.
Kilaben Bay, New South Wales
Kilaben Bay is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is named for the bay of the same name that lies to the south of the suburb. The suburb's western boundary is heavily forested. Kilaben Bay is one of many suburbs that ring Lake Macquarie, Lake Munmorah, and Tuggerah Lake. Kilaben Bay is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Carey Bay, New South Wales
Carey Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located on a peninsula southeast of the town of Toronto on the western side of Lake Macquarie. The spelling "Cary Bay" was gazetted on 31 August 1973, but was gazetted and signed "Carey Bay" on 31 May 1991 when the boundaries were determined. In 2001, the Lake Macquarie City Council voted to use the latter name for the suburb.
Fishing Point, New South Wales
Fishing Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located on the western shore of Lake Macquarie on a peninsula south of Rathmines.
Croudace Bay, New South Wales
Croudace Bay is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. The suburb was named after the Croudace family who lived in the area.
Bolton Point, New South Wales
Bolton Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located northeast of Toronto on a peninsula extending southwards into western Lake Macquarie. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:-33.003|151.615|type:city_region:AU-NSW|||||| |primary |name= }} {{#invoke: Navbox | navbox }}
Belmont South, New South Wales
Belmont South is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 21 kilometres southwest of Newcastle's central business district on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie.
Little Pelican, New South Wales
Little Pelican is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 26 kilometres south of Newcastle's central business district across the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the town of Swansea. It consists of a reserve and caravan park along Swansea Channel, and is traversed by the Pacific Highway.
Pelican, New South Wales
Pelican is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located 25 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district across the entrance to Lake Macquarie from the town of Swansea. It was known as Pelican Flat until 1991. The public school opened in 1938.
Blackalls Park railway station
Blackalls Park was a former railway station in the suburb of Blackalls Park, on the former Fassifern - Toronto branch line in New South Wales, Australia. The station was closed in 1990. The track and platform at the station is still largely intact, albeit overgrown.
Toronto railway station
The Toronto Railway Station was a former railway station (opened c1891 as a Private Tourist Tramway, Government Railways acquired in 1910) located in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Toronto, the terminus of the former Fassifern - Toronto branch line in New South Wales, Australia. The station closed on 11 March 1990. The line and station is still largely intact. The station building is an example of heritage re-use, now in use by the Lake Macquarie and District Historical Society.