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Explore Eccleston in Australia
Eccleston in the region of New South Wales is a town in Australia - some 250 mi or ( 402 km ) North-East of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Eccleston is now 07:19 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sydney City, Lostock, Katoomba, Chichester, and Canberra. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sydney City . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Eccleston ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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White Water Kayaking @ Barrington Tops
The guys took the long trip up to Barrington Tops for some White Water Kayaking. This is counted as intermeate, but I'd call it more beginner. We're running the advanced one in Jan 09 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Lostock Dam
Lostock Dam is a 38 metres high, earth and rock filled embankment dam on the Paterson River, approximately 93 km north-west of Newcastle in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The Paterson River is a tributary of the Hunter River. The dam was constructed by the New South Wales Department of Water Resources to supply water for irrigation and was completed in 1971. Lostock Dam has a concrete lined, flip bucket spillway.
Located at -32.33 151.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Allyn Range
The Allyn Range is a mountain range in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Barrington Tops region and joins the Mount Royal Range on the Barrington Tops plateau to the north. High points on the range include Eremeren Point, Ben Bullen, Mount Gunama, Mount Lumeah and Mount Allyn. The range is heavily forested and much of it is a wilderness area covered in Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforest. Just below the range is Burraga Swamp.
Located at -32.12 151.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Mount Cabrebald
Mount Cabrebald is situated 200 km north of Sydney, within Barrington Tops National Park, Australia. Noted for the grass covered summit in a heavily forested area. Also for the 12 hectare Grass Tree forest, the tall eucalyptus forest and rainforest in fire free areas. The 360 degree views from the summit are considered some of the finest in this World Heritage region. Other plants found on the mountain include New England Blackbutt, Antarctic Beech and Giant Stinging Tree.
Located at -32.15 151.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Burraga Swamp
Burraga Swamp is situated beside Mount Lumeah in the Barrington Tops area of eastern Australia. It is surrounded by Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforest at an altitude of 985 metres above sea level. The swamp and surrounding forest was part of Chichester State Forest. However, in the 1980s the boundaries of the National Park were moved to include the area to the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia.
Located at -32.11 151.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Wangat River
Wangat River, a perennial river of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia.
Located at -32.23 151.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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