Delve into Bell
The district Bell of in Lithgow (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 137 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 9°C / 49 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 1% |
Air Humidity | 93% |
Air Pressure | 1022 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 6th of May 2024
11°C (52 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Zig Zag Motel
Lithgow Workies Club Motel
Mount Victoria Manor
The Victoria & Albert Guesthouse
Colonial Motor Inn Lithgow
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cocktail playing in Lithgow 1991
Some very good friends of mine that I did sound for playing at the Lithgow RSL Club in February 1991.
Blue Mountains trip March 2015 - Part 3: Beyond the Spanish Steps
After having descended into the valley via the Spanish Steps, the climb out wasn't without it's challenges. We then made our way to the Diggings camp-site on the banks of the Turon river for...
Spanish Steps - Land Rover Defender - Lithgow / Newnes
Climbing the Spanish Steps, located in the Newnes Plateau not far from the Zig Zag railway. Nice technical track done from the West to East.
Indian Pacific passing through Lithgow Station
On a drive over the Blue Mountains and we saw the Indian Pacific on its way. Decided to follow it for shits and giggles. We caught up with it at Lithgow station.
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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.
Blackheath, New South Wales
Blackheath (elevation 1065 metres) is a town located near the top of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia, 120 kilometres west north-west of Sydney, 11 kilometres north-west of Katoomba and 30 kilometres south-east of Lithgow. In 2006, Blackheath had a population of 4,177 people.
Lithgow, New South Wales
Lithgow is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and is the centre of the local political division City of Lithgow. It is located in a mountain valley named Lithgow's Valley by John Oxley in honour of William Lithgow, the first Auditor-General of New South Wales. Lithgow is on the Great Western Highway, about 150 km or two hours drive west of Sydney, or via the old mountain route, Bells Line of Road, from Windsor.
Zig Zag Railway
Zig Zag Railway is an Australian heritage railway outside of Lithgow, New South Wales operating on the Lithgow Zig Zag line which was part of the Main Western line from October 1869 until October 1910 when replaced by the Ten Tunnels deviation. It was reopened as a heritage railway in October 1975. In June 2012 the Zig Zag Railway closed for an indefinite period following accreditation issues with the New South Wales Government.
Lithgow Correctional Centre
Lithgow Correctional Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for males, is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway at Marrangaroo, near Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 152 kilometres west of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The Centre accepts felons charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Mount Victoria is a small township in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is the westernmost village in the City of Blue Mountains, located approximately 120 kilometres via road from Sydney and 1043 metres above sea-level. The settlement has a population of 828 people as of the 2006 Census.
Hartley, New South Wales
Hartley is a historical village in New South Wales, Australia, in the City of Lithgow, located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney. It is below the western escarpment of the Blue Mountains. It was once a major administrative centre on the Great Western Highway. It has since fallen into decline, replaced by other towns that are on the railway line. At the 2006 census, Hartley had a population of 497 people.
Blackheath railway station, New South Wales
Blackheath railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Blackheath in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station has an island platform and is served by trains every two hours each way in off-peak, with additional services during peak hours. On weekends, the station is serviced by one train per hour in each direction, with every second outbound train terminating at Mount Victoria.
Mount Victoria railway station
Mount Victoria railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Mount Victoria in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. The station opened in 1869 with the opening of the Main Western railway through the area. The station has two side platforms and is served by one train every two hours in off-peak on weekdays, with additional services during peak hours.
Bell railway station, New South Wales
Bell railway station, originally called Mount Wilson, is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the villages of Mount Wilson, Bell and surrounding areas in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia.
Zig Zag railway station
Zig Zag railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network in the Upper Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia. There has been a station at this location since 1878. The station is the connection point for passengers to the major tourist attraction, the Zig Zag Railway.
Lithgow railway station
Lithgow railway station is a regional railway station on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network, serving the town of Lithgow in the Central West area of New South Wales, Australia. The station has a single island platform; platform 1 is for 'Up' (towards Sydney) trains, platform 2 is for 'Down' (away from Sydney) trains, as is the convention in NSW.
Marrangaroo, New South Wales
Marrangaroo is a small town in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia in the City of Lithgow.
City of Lithgow
The City of Lithgow is a local government area in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line. The Mayor of the City of Lithgow Council is Cr. Maree Statham, who is unaligned with any political party.
Newnes Junction railway station
Newnes Junction is a closed railway station on the Blue Mountains Line, New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1910 and served the former private branch line to Newnes. The station closed to passenger services in 1975, although still physically exists and is occasionally used for coal trains visiting the nearby Clarence Colliery. The station consists of an island 'Up' platform, and a single side 'Down' platform.
Bowenfels, New South Wales
Bowenfels is a small town on the western outskirts of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia.
Bowenfels railway station
Bowenfels is a disused railway station on the Main Western line in New South Wales, Australia. It consists of a historic sandstone building. The station opened in 1869 with the construction of the railway and was electrified in the 1957 as part of the Blue Mountains line electrification programme. The electrification was to continue to Wallerawang but was curtailed 300 metres west of Bowenfels station. Passenger services were cut back to Lithgow in 1974 and the station closed.
Bell, New South Wales
Bell is a small rural/residential village in the Blue Mountains with an elevation of approximately 1100 metres above sea level. Bell is approximately 125 km west of Sydney, Australia by road or 137 km by rail, some 20 km east of Lithgow and 10 km north of Mount Victoria. It is a locality on the junction of the Bells Line of Road, Chifley Road and the Darling Causeway. Bell is in the north-west corner of the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains.
Clarence railway station
Clarence is a railway station on the Blue Mountains section of the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1874 on the original alignment from Bell to the Clarence Tunnel. With the opening of Dargan's Deviation, it was rebuilt to its second location. When the Ten Tunnels Deviation was completed in 1910, the station was rebuilt on the new line but was closed in 1974. Little trace of this third station now remains.
Cooerwull railway station
Cooerwull railway station was a railway station on the Main Western railway line in New South Wales, Australia.
Mount York
Mount York is a 1,061 metres mountain in the western Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia, located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney. It is in fact a projection of the Blue Mountains plateau, creating a promontory of the western escarpment with a minor rise at its summit.
Mount Piddington
Mount Piddington, or Wirindi, is a mountain in the Blue Mountains village of Mount Victoria in New South Wales. It has a lookout, restrooms and a picnic area at its summit, surrounded by a loop road, Mount Piddington Road, which runs from the summit to Mount Victoria village. It is also the starting point of several bushwalking tracks that descend to the cliffs of Hornes Point and the Fairy Bower reserve. Notable sites on the slopes of Mount Piddington include Coxs Leap and Bushranger Cave.
Clarence, New South Wales
Clarence is a place in New South Wales, Australia. It was originally a railway outpost on the original railway line across the Blue Mountains, but by 1908 when Clarence was used as headquarters for the Ten Tunnel deviation works, the town population had flourished to over 5,000 residents, the majority being the navvies employed on the deviation works. When the deviation was opened in 1910, the town population quickly fell, despite a new platform built on the new deviation.
Clarence Tunnel
The Clarence Tunnel is a railway tunnel that was originally part of the Main Western railway line across the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 494 meters long.
Hartley Vale, New South Wales
Hartley Vale is a small village in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney and 12 kilometres south-east of Lithgow. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Lithgow.
Little Hartley, New South Wales
Little Hartley is a village in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 150 kilometres west of Sydney and 20 kilometres south-east of Lithgow, on the Great Western Highway. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Lithgow.