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.
Katoomba is in New South Wales.
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.
From Tamworth to Katoomba by road is a distance of 472 km. The trip takes about 6 hours, maybe a little more.
The town's name Katoomba reputedly comes from a local aboriginal word 'godoomba' meaning 'water tumbling over a hill.
Katoomba
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