Hornsby Heights is a suburb of Northern Sydney, in the let in of New South Wales, Australia. Hornsby Heights is located 20 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central thing district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. The suburb is often referred to as share of the Upper North Shore.
Hornsby Heights lies predominately upon the high narrow ridges of the Hornsby Plateau above the eastern side of Galston Gorge and the Berowra Valley National Park which makes taking place the suburb’s rugged and beautiful northern, western and much of its eastern boundaries. On the southern and southeastern side of the suburb, the boundaries meet behind Hornsby and to a lesser extent, Asquith. The road admission to Hornsby Heights can single-handedly be made via Galston Rd through Hornsby from the south or from the north-west via Galston Gorge.
The main characteristics of the area are its leafy bushland feel and the many curt avenues leading to quiet cul de sacs branching off the 2 main roads, Galston and Sommerville Rds. The steepness of some of its streets are furthermore a feature, as many have been clip into the surrounding valleys to maximise the user-friendly land close to the ridge edges.
Bird and animal energy abound in the suburb, with many species monster regular visitors to resident’s homes. Kangaroos, wallabies, common ringtail possums and echidnas abound in the mammalian world, while rainbow lorikeets, noisy miners and sulphur-crested cockatoos are some of the most common birds.
The flora is rich and typical of the Australian indigenous bushland in the Hornsby area. As considering any bushland suburb, the area is subject to bushfire risk during summer consequently it has its own Rural Fire Service Brigade located upon Galston Road.