Mawson
Worth seeing in and around Mawson
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Mount Taylor
Mount Taylor is a prominent hill with an elevation of 856 metres AHD that is located between the Woden Valley, Weston Creek district and Tuggeranong Valley, in Canberra, within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Mount Taylor is part of the Canberra Nature Park and is surrounded by the suburbs of Kambah, Fisher, Waramanga, Chifley, Pearce, and Torrens.
2.5 km · hill in the Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 02Mount Wanniassa
Mount Wanniassa is a mountain peak located in Canberra, Australia, nestled between the suburbs of Wanniassa, Farrer, Isaacs and Fadden. The mountain is part of the Wanniassa Hills Nature Reserve, a Canberra Nature Park and adjacent to the Farrer Ridge Nature Reserve.
3.5 km · mountain in Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 03Lovett Tower
The Lovett Tower is a 93-metre-tall building located in the Woden Town Centre, a commercial district in Canberra. The building is a Canberra icon and remains the tallest commercial building in Canberra offering vast 360˚ views across Woden valley.
2.4 km · Australian building · Wikipedia - 04ACT Heritage Library
The ACT Heritage Library is the state library of the Australian Capital Territory. It is the heritage section of the ACT Library and Information Services.
2.5 km · library in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 05Oakey Hill, Canberra
Oakey Hill is a hill near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It rises 80 metres above the adjacent south Canberra suburbs of Lyons, Curtin and Weston, and its 66 hectares is one of 33 areas which form Canberra Nature Reserve.
4 km · hill in Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Westfield Woden
Westfield Woden, formerly Woden Plaza, is a large shopping centre in the Woden Town Centre of Phillip of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The centre comprises four anchor tenants – David Jones, Big W, Coles and Woolworths – and more than 250 other retail, leisure, and dining outlets.
2.2 km · shopping mall · Wikipedia - 07Phillip Oval
Phillip Oval is an Australian rules football and cricket ground located in the Canberra suburb of Phillip.
2.8 km · sports ground in Canberra · Wikipedia - 08Woden Cemetery
The Woden Cemetery is the main cemetery in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located adjacent to the Woden Town Centre.
2.2 km · cemetery in the Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 09Mugga Lane Zoo
The Mugga Lane Zoo was a privately owned zoo located on Mugga Lane in the Australian capital city of Canberra. First opened in 1979 as the Canberra Wildlife Gardens, It was the first permanent zoo in the city, predating the National Zoo & Aquarium by over a decade.
3.6 km · The first permanent zoo in Canberra · Wikipedia
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Getting to Mawson
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 247 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Mawson249 km · quickest by road, 4h 23m · A$35–46
- Williamtown → Mawson380 km · quickest by road, 7h · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Mawson459 km · quickest by road, 9h 59m · A$80–105
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No local-transport research exists yet for Mawson
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mawson. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Mawson
Mawson is 9 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.