Wakefield
in Lake Macquarie Shire of New South Wales, Australia
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Canberra International Airport (9.293 mi) - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (9.439 mi)
- Aeropelican Airport (9.501 mi)
- Cessnock Airport (9.502 mi)
- Singleton Airport (9.505 mi)
- Maitland Airport (9.512 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (9.522 mi)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (Unesco heritage, 9.469 mi)
- Australian Convict Sites (Unesco heritage, 9.496 mi)
- Sydney Opera House (Unesco heritage, 9.528 mi)
- Morisset Golf Club (Golf course, 9.493 mi)
- The Oaks Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 9.500 mi)
- Pokolbin Golf Course & Country Resort (Golf course, 9.501 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 9.502 mi)
- Hunter Valley Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 9.503 mi)
- Waratah Golf Club (Golf course, 9.507 mi)
- Charlestown Golf Club (Golf course, 9.507 mi)
- Merewether Golf Club (Golf course, 9.511 mi)
- Beresfield Golf Course (Golf course, 9.514 mi)
- Newcastle Golf Club (Golf course, 9.517 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 04:02 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 7:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.950 and -25.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Areias - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Touring Wakefield
The district Wakefield of in Lake Macquarie Shire (New South Wales) is a subburb located in Australia about 212 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 65 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 76% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 15th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Videos from this area
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Killingworth June 2014
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Inspire, Embrace, Unite
How do you inspire, embrace and unite the youth of the world? The Lake Macquarie Youth Advisory Council have spent the last year answering this question, and in honour of the 2014 Lake Macquarie.
Greetings from Team Chesterfield, USA
The athletes from Team Chesterfield, USA, sent us this video message ahead of their trip down under to compete in the 2014 Lake Macquarie International Children's Games.
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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.
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.
1989 Newcastle earthquake
The 1989 Newcastle earthquake was a Richter magnitude 5.6 earthquake that occurred in Newcastle, New South Wales on Thursday, 28 December 1989, at 10:27 am. It was one of Australia's most serious natural disasters, killing 13 people and injuring more than 160. The damage bill has been estimated at A$4 billion (including an insured loss of about $1 billion).
Boolaroo, New South Wales
Boolaroo is a suburb of the city of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, located 19 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district in Lake Macquarie's West Ward. It was at the epicenter of the 1989 Newcastle earthquake. Boolaroo borders a number of well known towns and suburbs within the Lake Macquarie Region, including Warners Bay and Speers Point, and, for a small strip of land, fronts onto Lake Macquarie itself.
Teralba railway station
Teralba is a railway station located near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station has two platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morisset. Prior to rail electrification, Teralba station operated an island platform, the eastern side for coal transportation from the Pacific colliery, and some passenger services, to and from Newcastle.
Booragul railway station
Booragul railway station is a railway station located near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on the Main North railway line. The station opened in 1926, almost 40 years after the construction of this section of the Main North Line. The station has two platforms in an island configuration with lightweight passenger shelters. The original station buildings were extensively damaged in the 1989 Newcastle earthquake, resulting it their demolition and replacement with the current structures.
Fassifern railway station
Fassifern railway station is a railway station located in Fassifern, New South Wales, Australia in the Lake Macquarie area on the Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station is a major point along the line (it's usually included in the stop-off stations of express trains), providing access to the line for a large part of the area. The station has three platforms, although only two are in use, the third being the former branch line platform for the now closed Toronto railway line.
Awaba railway station
Awaba railway station is a station located near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia at Awaba on the Main North railway line. It is served by electric trains of CityRail's Newcastle & Central Coast Line service. The station opened in 1887, and consists of two side platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and local trains to Morisset. In 1993, the original weatherboard station building on the down platform was damaged in a fire and consequently demolished.
Fassifern, New South Wales
Fassifern is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, in New South Wales, Australia, located west of Lake Macquarie. The Sydney-Newcastle railway line runs through Fassifern railway station, which is a major station along the line. There used to be a branch line between Fassifern Station and nearby Toronto, but this has been replaced by a bus service, aptly named "The Train".
Awaba, New South Wales
Awaba is a town and locality in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, inland from Toronto. The name Awaba is of Aboriginal origins, and means "flat or plain surface", referring to Lake Macquarie.
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.
Marmong Point, New South Wales
Marmong Point is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia north-north-east of the town of Toronto on the western shore of Lake Macquarie. Marmong is an Aboriginal word meaning low water or swampy water.
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.
Booragul, New South Wales
Booragul is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located north-northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie. Booragul railway station is on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line.
Barnsley, New South Wales
Barnsley is a township in New South Wales, Australia, 21 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district. It is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.
Killingworth, New South Wales
Killingworth is a small town located south of West Wallsend, New South Wales and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the West Ward of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area, and Ward 'D' of the City of Cessnock.
Teralba, New South Wales
Teralba is a town and suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, between the towns of Cardiff and Toronto on the northern shoreline of Lake Macquarie. The town first came into being with the construction of the Homebush to Waratah Railway in the early 1880s.
Holmesville, New South Wales
Holmesville is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 21 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and close to the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Holmesville is the home town of Miss Universe winner, Jennifer Hawkins.
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.
Cockle Creek Smelter
Cockle Creek Smelter was a zinc and lead smelter located at the northern end of Lake Macquarie near Boolaroo New South Wales. The smelter was built in by Sulphide Corporation Limited in 1896 and the first attempts to refine zinc using the Ashcroft Process began in 1897 and was abandoned shortly after due to technical difficulties. The plant was subsequently adapted to smelt Lead using blast furnace technology.
Wakefield, New South Wales
Wakefield is a small rural locality in the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, situated to the west of Newcastle.
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 }}
Woodrising, New South Wales
Woodrising is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie.
Seahampton, New South Wales
Seahampton is a hamlet situated north of West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, located 21 kilometres west of the city of Newcastle's central business district and west of the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. It is regarded as a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area. Seahampton's origins are in coal mining. Seaham No. 1 Colliery was opened here on 6 March 1890 by the Monkwearmouth Coal Company which was reformed and renamed the Seaham Coal Company Ltd. , in 1896.
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.
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