Mount Tilga

View from the top of Mount Tilga, not quite the omphalos of NSW

Mount Tilga (33°01′31″S 147°08′10″E / 33.02528°S 147.13611°E / -33.02528; 147.13611Coordinates: 33°01′31″S 147°08′10″E / 33.02528°S 147.13611°E / -33.02528; 147.13611) is a hill 329 metres high which rises sharply out of the plain eight kilometres north of Condobolin.

Mount Tilga is said to be the exact centre of New South Wales., but establishing the centre of an irregular shape is not a straightforward matter. Just where the centre of the State lies is open to dispute.

According to Geoscience Australia, which has investigated the issue, a possible centre for New South Wales is just off Cockies Road, 33 km west-north-west of Tottenham, a small town 110 kilometres west of Dubbo. This spot, (32°09′48″S 147°01′00″E / 32.16333°S 147.01667°E / -32.16333; 147.01667) south of the Fiveways Intersection, is marked by a cairn constructed for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations in 1988.

References

1. ^ "Condobolin, Parkes & Forbes NSW & ACT Australia". Travel guide. Total Travel Australia. Retrieved 2006-01-29.  Also "Condobolin, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald Travel. Fairfax Digital (smh.com.au). 2004. Retrieved 2006-01-29. 
2. ^ "Centre of Australia, States and Territories". Education/Fab Facts. Geoscience Australia. 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-01-08. Retrieved 2006-01-29.