5-449: Nelson Bay may refer to: Nelson Bay, New South Wales Nelson Bay, Tasmania Nelson Bay Cave , South Africa See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Nelson Bay Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Nelson Bay . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
10-637: The Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales , Australia. It is located on a bay of the same name on the southern shore of Port Stephens about 60 kilometres (37 mi) by road north-east of Newcastle , its nearest rail link. At the 2021 census , Nelson Bay had a population of 6,141. It is a major tourism centre, particularly for dolphin and whale watching, surfing, diving, fishing and other recreational aquatic activities. The eastern boundaries of Nelson Bay lie within
15-581: The Tomaree National Park while the southeastern section is almost entirely within the park. Nelson Head Light , an unusual lighthouse built in 1875, is positioned on the northeast corner. Early settlers included the Dalton family, the patriarch being Captain John Dalton who sailed his ship SS Kingsley to Sydney with fresh marine produce from Port Stephens. He built a house "Westward Ho" in 1882 on
20-636: The hill overlooking the modern town, on 16 ha (40 acres). He donated land from his holding for the Methodist Church , and for a school. At the 2021 census , there were 28,418 people in Nelson Bay. Port Stephens Coaches operate local services to Newcastle , Raymond Terrace and Soldiers Point as well as an express service to Sydney . Nelson Bay has a maritime-influenced humid subtropical climate ( Cfa ) with warm humid summers, damp autumns, cool wet winters and relatively dry springs. The suburb
25-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nelson_Bay&oldid=1227606534 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nelson Bay, New South Wales Nelson Bay is a significant township of
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