The Rock, New South Wales
- The Rock, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = The Rock
state = nsw
caption = View across the rail lines and silos to 'The Rock Hill'
lga = Lockhart Shire Council
postcode = 2655
est =
pop = 877 (2001 Census)
elevation= 236
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
county = Mitchell
stategov = Wagga Wagga
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 = 32
location1= Wagga Wagga
The Rock is a town in the Riverina region of southern New South Wales, Australia, in Lockhart Shire. It is situated 32km southwest of Wagga Wagga on the Olympic Highway.
The town is named after the large rocky hill overlooking the town, which is an attraction in the area for bush-walking, rock-climbing, and observation of wildlife. It is also the location of an Aboriginal sacred site called "Kengal".
Transport
It is a railway junction town, being the junction point of the Boree Creek line from the Main South line. It is served twice daily by the XPT to Melbourne, and twice daily by the XPT to Sydney. The population is 877 [Census 2001 AUS|id=UCL173800|name=The Rock (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on] .
References
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/The_Rock.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 150m]
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