Ophir
- Local Government Area
- Cabonne
- Postcode
- 2800
- Population
- 128
- Area
- 146.91 km²
- Coordinates
- -33.1369, 149.2458
- Data
- Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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About Ophir
Ophir is a historically significant locality in Cabonne Shire, situated approximately 27 kilometres north-east of Orange near the confluence of Summer Hill Creek and Lewis Ponds Creek. It is the site where payable gold was first discovered in New South Wales in 1851, triggering the Australian gold rushes.
Nearby localities
- Mullion Creek 8 km
- Lower Lewis Ponds 8 km
- Gowan 10 km
- Summer Hill Creek 12 km
- Clergate 13 km
- Clifton Grove 14 km