Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales, Australia, lies due north of Sydney, the state capital.
More specifically, Newcastle lies between 32 and 33 degrees south of the equator and between 151 and 152 degrees east of the meridian.
It is 167 kilometres from Sydney and the distance between the two cities can be covered in two hours by road.
The city centre is a peninsula with the Pacific on one side and the Hunter River on the other.
Hunter St is the main street which runs roughly east to west just south of the railway tracks. It connects with the Pacific Highway which runs from Sydney in the south to the southern end of the Queensland Gold Coast in the north.
If you prefer the quickest way, travel between Newcastle and Sydney on the Newcastle freeway, using the Pacific Highway only as access and exit points. Or take the plane.
