cafe
Deus Ex Machina Camperdown
The original Temple of Enthusiasm in Sydney, a pioneering cafe-motorcycle-surfboard-fashion concept that spawned a global cult following.
31 km · about 35 min drive
OceaniaAustraliaNew South Wales
Carnes Hill
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Carnes Hill
Carnes Hill sits on the route: 5 minutes from Miller, 34km from Grand Pacific Drive.
Carnes Hill is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 2,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Miller, about 4 km away.
Carnes Hill is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carnes Hill is located 38 kilometres southwest of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
The suburb and surrounding areas are rapidlyRead more
expanding and are expected to reach a population of 100,000 in the future. In 2016 projects began for a recreational precinct which now include a library, cafes, a fitness centre, tennis courts, indoor basketball courts, skate park, a large shopping mall with specialty stores and restaurants and a community centre on the corner of Cowpasture and Kurrajong Road. Carnes Hill has two AFL fields and is home to the South West Tigers.
The local primary school is Greenway Park Public School.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Carnes Hill?
Within an hour or so of Carnes Hill: Deus Ex Machina Camperdown (31 km), Rising Sun Workshop (31 km), SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium (33 km), Australian Museum (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Carnes Hill?
The nearest famous roads are Grand Pacific Drive and Macquarie Pass.
Where is Carnes Hill?
Carnes Hill is in New South Wales, Australia, about 4 km from Miller.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,045
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.9385, 150.8488
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112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.
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Worth the detour from Carnes Hill
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Rising Sun Workshop
A motorcycle workshop, cafe, and barbershop in Newtown, Sydney, fusing Japanese aesthetics with Australian moto culture.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
Darling Harbour aquarium showcasing Australia's unique marine life including platypus, dugongs, and Great Barrier Reef displays.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
Australian Museum
Australia's oldest museum, specializing in natural history and Indigenous Australian culture with world-class collections.
34 km · about 40 min drive
coastal drive
Grand Pacific Drive
140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Cafe de Wheels (Woolloomooloo)
A legendary Sydney pie cart that has served hot pies and peas to locals, sailors, and road trippers from its harbourside van since 1945.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Massive steel arch bridge spanning Sydney Harbour, affectionately nicknamed 'the Coathanger' and open for bridge climbs.
35 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Sydney Opera House Forecourt
Harbourside promenade at Bennelong Point offering the classic combined view of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge together.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Carnes Hill
- 34 kmGrand Pacific Drive140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
- 35 kmSydney Harbour TunnelA 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
- 35 kmBald Hill LookoutClifftop lookout and hang-gliding launch at Stanwell Tops overlooking the Sea Cliff Bridge and Illawarra coastline, with roadside parking.
- 37 kmSea Cliff BridgeA 665 m balanced-cantilever bridge that curves off the Illawarra escarpment and hangs over the Pacific, the photogenic centrepiece of Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney.
- 55 kmThree Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
- 68 kmKanangra WallsA 200-metre sandstone escarpment at the wild western edge of the Blue Mountains, reached by a long gravel road from Oberon and a 20-minute clifftop walk. Vastly emptier than Echo Point.
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