Shortland
District of Newcastle
in Newcastle of New South Wales, Australia
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Newcastle Airport (10 mi) - Aeropelican Airport (12 mi)
- Maitland Airport (23 mi)
- Cessnock Airport (27 mi)
- Singleton Airport (41 mi)
- Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (65 mi)
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (78 mi)
- Scone Airport (83 mi)
- Canberra International Airport (221 mi)
- Australian Convict Sites (Unesco heritage, 50 mi)
- Sydney Opera House (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (Unesco heritage, 112 mi)
- Merewether Golf Club (Golf course, 3 mi)
- Newcastle Golf Club (Golf course, 4 mi)
- Charlestown Golf Club (Golf course, 7 mi)
- Waratah Golf Club (Golf course, 9 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Beresfield Golf Course (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Pacific Dunes Golf Club (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Tanilba Bay Golf Club (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Morisset Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Pokolbin Golf Course & Country Resort (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -32.927 and 151.776 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -32° 55' 37" and E 151° 46' 35"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:38 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:30 am and 9:08 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.950 and -25.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Areias - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Explore Shortland
The district Shortland of Newcastle in Newcastle (New South Wales) is located in Australia about 222 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 46% |
| Air Humidity | 82% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
19°C (65 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
20°C (67 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
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Merewether Motel
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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.
University of Newcastle (Australia)
The University of Newcastle (UoN, informally known as Newcastle University) is an Australian public university established in 1965. The University's primary campus is located at Callaghan, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales. The University also operates from campuses at Ourimbah, Port Macquarie, Singapore and the central business districts of Newcastle and Sydney.
2HD
2HD is an Australian radio station, serving the lower Hunter Region. It operates at 1143 kHz on the AM band, from its studios along the Pacific Highway in the Newcastle suburb of Sandgate. Its power output is 2 kW. The station also has a translator in Port Stephens, on 97.5 MHz in the FM band. It is owned by Broadcast Operations Group (itself owned by Bill Caralis), and is a sister station to New FM.
Breakers Stadium
Breakers Stadium was an Australian stadium, located in Newcastle, New South Wales. It was the former home of the Newcastle Breakers Football Club, who played in the National Soccer League from 1991 until 2000. It was also the home ground of the short-lived Hunter Mariners rugby league team, who participated in the only season of the Super League in 1997. It held 11,000 people, with seating for 4,000.
Waratah, New South Wales
Waratah is a north-western residential suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 6 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district and bounded on the north by the Main North line. Waratah station was opened in 1858 and is served by CityRail's Hunter line.
Lambton, New South Wales
Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 8 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district.
Henny Penny (restaurant)
Henny Penny is a chain of 15 Quick Service Restaurants offering dine-in, take away and drive through facilities in the Newcastle Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Henny Penny is well known for its barbecued chicken, fried chicken, salads, and gravy, as well as its catering service.
Warabrook railway station
Warabrook railway station (also called Warabrook) is a station on the Hunter line, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the newest stations built on the line and consists of an island platform. The station serves the nearby University of Newcastle, and was opened on 23 October 1995, after a campaign by the Newcastle University Students' Association.
Sandgate railway station, New South Wales
Sandgate is a railway station on the Hunter line section of the Main North railway line, north of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The station was opened in 1881 and the construction was originally called Grant's Creek. It serves the suburb of Sandgate, and once had a branch line which served Sandgate Cemetery. However, trains to Sandgate Cemetery did not stop at Sandgate station—the previous station was Waratah.
Elermore Vale, New South Wales
Elermore Vale is a suburb on the western outskirts of Newcastle, New South Wales. Before becoming a residential suburb in the 1900s, the area was used for chicken farming, cattle farming, and coal mining. By the 1960s, the school and the other facilities of the suburb had been established. Plans for development of a retirement village, a A$6 million project by developers Pepperwood Ridge to create 72 self-care units for 800 people, in Elermore Vale have caused controversy.
Sandgate, New South Wales
Sandgate is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 11 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. It has a railway station on the Hunter Line. Sandgate is also home to the largest cemetery in Newcastle, including a now-derelict rail-head station, formerly used by funeral trains.
Birmingham Gardens, New South Wales
Birmingham Gardens is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, bordering the University of Newcastle 11 kilometres west-northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Kooragang Island
Kooragang Island is located in the Hunter River of New South Wales, Australia and is the site of a deep water port for the export of coal. In 2007, 84.8 million metric tons of coal were exported from the port, making it one of the busiest in the world. The infrastructure is being improved, for example with the Sandgate Flyover, this will allow the port to export 140 million tons of coal a year after 2010. The port first opened in about 1984.
Warabrook, New South Wales
Warabrook is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. It has a railway station (opened in 1997 to serve the nearby University of Newcastle in Callaghan and Warabrook) on CityRail's Hunter line. The railway line is part of the Newcastle-Maitland line, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region, opened in 1857.
Callaghan, New South Wales
Callaghan is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 10 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It contains the main campus of the University of Newcastle. It is served by Warabrook station on CityRail's Hunter line. The suburb was named after Sir Bede Callaghan (1912-1993), Chancellor of the University of Newcastle from 1977 to 1988.
Wallsend, New South Wales
Wallsend is a western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 11 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
New Lambton Heights, New South Wales
New Lambton Heights is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres west of Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the City of Lake Macquarie and City of Newcastle local government areas.
Jesmond, New South Wales
Jesmond is a suburb of the City of Newcastle LGA, located about 9.5 km west of the Newcastle CBD in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is both a commercial centre and dormitory suburb of Newcastle. Residents include Australian and international students attending the University of Newcastle in adjacent Callaghan. The suburb also has numerous aged housing facilities. The suburb is very multicultural due to many international university students.
Mayfield West, New South Wales
Mayfield West is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Maryland, New South Wales
Maryland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 14 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. Maryland has two public and one private school, a skatepark and a shopping complex. Maryland lies on the 230 government bus route
Shortland, New South Wales
Shortland is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 12 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area and was named after Lt. John Shortland, master's mate of the Sirius, the escorting vessel to the First Fleet.
North Lambton, New South Wales
North Lambton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 9 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. North Lambton is a mostly housed area close to the Lambton City Centre.
Waratah West, New South Wales
Waratah West is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 8 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Newcastle Boys' High School
Newcastle Boys High School was a selective high school located in Waratah—a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Hunter Estuary Wetlands
The Hunter Estuary Wetlands comprise a group of associated wetlands at and near the mouth of the Hunter River in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Some 30 km of the wetlands has been recognised as being of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It was listed on 21 February 1984 as Ramsar site 287. A larger area of the wetlands has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA).
Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus
Callaghan College Waratah Technology Campus (a campus of Callaghan College is a state-run high school, co-educational day school in Newcastle, located in the north-western residential suburb of Waratah, specialising in the use of technology; with an enrolment of approximately 550 students. As a specialist middle school in New South Wales, the school teaches Year 7–10 students in accordance with the state government's education curriculum, as determined by the Board of Studies.
These districts also belong to Newcastle.
- Adamstown
- Adamstown Heights
- Dudley
- Fern Bay
- Georgetown
- Islington
- Maryville
- Mayfield East
- Merewether
- Tighes Hill
- Waratah West
- Wickham
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