waterfall
Dangar Falls
A broad 30-metre curtain of water on the Bielsdown River just outside Dorrigo, with a lookout metres from the car park on the Waterfall Way. Full-flow after rain and lit by morning sun.
38 km · about 45 min drive
OceaniaAustraliaNew South Wales
Coffs Harbour
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour sits on the route: 10 minutes from North Boambee Valley, 38km from Dangar Falls.
Coffs Harbour is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 79,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is North Boambee Valley, about 5 km away.
Coffs Harbour, locally nicknamed Coffs, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, 529 km (329 mi) north of Sydney, and 390 km (240 mi) south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 as per 2021 census.
The Gumbaynggirr people areRead more
the Traditional Custodians of Coffs Harbour and the surrounding area, and have lived there for many thousands of years.
Coffs Harbour's economy was once based on timber and agriculture. Over recent decades, tourism has become an increasingly important industry for the city. Once part of a region known as the Bananacoast, today the tourist city is part of a wider region known as the Coffs Coast.
The city has a campus of Southern Cross University, and a campus of Rural Faculty of Medicine University of New South Wales, a public and a private hospital, several radio stations, and three major shopping centres. Coffs Harbour is near numerous national parks, including a marine national park.
There are regular passenger flights each day to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane departing from Coffs Harbour Airport. Coffs Harbour is also accessible by road, by NSW TrainLink, and by regular bus services.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Coffs Harbour?
Within an hour or so of Coffs Harbour: Dangar Falls (38 km).
Are there any good drives near Coffs Harbour?
The nearest famous roads are Waterfall Way.
Where is Coffs Harbour?
Coffs Harbour is in New South Wales, Australia, about 5 km from North Boambee Valley.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 78,759
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -30.2963, 153.1135
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Driving roads near Coffs Harbour
- 75 kmWaterfall WayA 185 km ribbon of road climbing from Coffs Harbour's coast to the New England tableland past Dorrigo's rainforest skywalk and a string of waterfalls including Ebor Falls.
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