Australia
Lithgow
Description
Lithgow was the site of Australia's first steel mill and is often considered to be the first country town west of Sydney. There are active mines and power stations nearby.
Fly loosely along the two main routes over the Blue Mountains from Sydney, west along the Great Western Highway and east along Bells Line of Road.
It's always worth another flight to the Three Sisters. At the Three Sisters keep a sharp lookout for other traffic, as sightseers often approach along the valley from the west. The Great Western Highway continues past Blackheath and beyond Lithgow.
The Hanson Clarence Quarry supplies sand, concrete ingredients and stone. Bells Line of Road passes the popular tourist spots of Mt. Wilson, Mt. Tomah Botanical Gardens and Appin, although they are not particularly easy to pick out from the air.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | Sydney & Surrounds
- Route: YSRI RAAF Base Richmond to YSRI RAAF Base Richmond
- Distance: 79 nm
- File name: australia-YSRI-to-YSRI-VFR-lithgow-221211
Waypoints
- WP 1 - Penrith Olympic Aquatic Facilities, southern end
- WP 2 - Hazelbrook
- WP 3 - The Three Sisters
- WP 4 - Katoomba Airport
- WP 5 - Blackheath
- WP 6 - Lithgow SW, intersection of Main Street and the Great Western Highway
- WP 7 - Hanson Clarence Quarry
WP 1 - Penrith Olympic Aquatic Facilities, southern end
WP 2 - Hazelbrook
Looking from the eastern edge of the Jamison Valley towards the Three Sisters
WP 3 - The Three Sisters
WP 3 - The Three Sisters
WP 4 - Katoomba Airport
WP 5 - Blackheath. Lithgow valley runs to the right beyond the dark ridge indicated.
WP 6 - Lithgow SW, intersection of Main Street and the Great Western Highway
WP 7 - Hanson Clarence Quarry
YSRI RAAF Base Richmond