HMAS Katoomba was created on 1941-12-17.
HMAS Katoomba ended on 1948-08-02.
Katoomba railway station was created in 1874.
Notwithstanding peak hour traffic, the driving time from Sydney to Katoomba is about one and a half hours.
The town's name Katoomba reputedly comes from a local aboriginal word 'godoomba' meaning 'water tumbling over a hill.
From Tamworth to Katoomba by road is a distance of 472 km. The trip takes about 6 hours, maybe a little more.
Katoomba is about an hour and a half,s drive west from Sydney via the great western highway. It is approximately Half way between Penrith and Lithgow.
The nearest capital city to the Three Sisters in New South Wales, Australia is Sydney, which is located about 90 kilometers (56 miles) away.
Due to the heavy volume of traffic from the Sydney International Airport, it will take around one hour and twenty minutes to drive to Katoomba.
1030 m above sea level.
Approximately 110 kilometers.
According to Google map, it takes approximately 3 hours and 21 minutes to go from Maitland, New South Wales to Katoomba, New South Wales. Source: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=safari&ie=UTF8&q=maitland+NSW+to+katoomba+NSW&fb=1&gl=us&hq=maitland+NSW+to&hnear=katoomba+NSW&view=map&ei=rlJHS6CHDIfvlAet44QE&ved=0CB4QtQMwAA&f=d