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Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate) - SA 

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PlaceID78695
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Latitude33.92778º S 33º 55' 40.01" S
Longitude141.0028º E 141º 00' 10.11" E
Altitude23
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 Description of Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate)
This grate marks the state border of South Australia and New South Wales. If you look directly to your left on the grate, you will see the large and very easy to see Todd Obelisk.
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 Weather & Climate for Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate)

Closest Weather Station

Gluepot at 15:00 21 Aug CST
Distance from Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate) 83.07km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
12.5°C 6.2°C 54% 3.6°C -hPa 0.0mm SSW 26km/h
14knots		 -km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Lake Victoria Storage
Distance from Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate) 27.19km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 31.931.628.423.4 19.015.615.217.1 20.323.727.330.3
Mean Min. °C 16.516.414.010.5 7.85.85.36.1 8.210.613.215.3
Mean Rain mm 19.018.813.518.3 23.623.025.324.2 24.727.822.319.0

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 Treks passing Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate)
Chowilla Old Coach Road Chowilla Old Coach Road
From forests of large River Red Gums to dense lignum scrublands of the backwaters and billabongs, the Old Coach Road offers everything that you would expect from an outback trip. [Feature Story]
Wentworth to Renmark via Old Coach Road Wentworth to Renmark via Old Coach Road
Follow the old stock route that was once used by the ‘Overlanders’ who brought the very first stock to Adelaide overland from New South Wales. Rich with Aboriginal and European history, this trek will take you back in time to some rather turbulent years.

 Places within 5km of Old Coach Road, SA-NSW Border (Cal Lal Gate)
Lake Littra [0.92km]  
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Old Scab Inspectors Cottage [1.62km]  
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Built in 1871, this was the second Inspectors residence built after the first cottage was damaged beyond repairs from flooding. When you visit this site, think how remote it would have been 140 years ago. Near the site, a small welded plate marks the final resting place for a Police Constable, his wife and young family that died from diphtheria.
Gum Flat [2.5km]  
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Chowilla Game Reserve [2.8km]  
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Old Coach Road Marker [2.82km]  
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At various intervals along the Old Coach Road, you will come across markers to let you know that you are still on the right track. This spot at marker 7, you will notice that the terrain has now changed again to more open land covered in lignum undergrowth.
Punkah Creek [3.33km]  
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Punkah Island [4.15km]  
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Horseshoe Lagoon [4.67km]  
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Old Stock Bridge [4.69km]  
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Another relic from the past, this old stock bridge was used to transfer stock onto and off Monoman Island.
Pump Shed [4.74km]  
Point of Interest 
This Pump Shed is still a functional pumping structure, still in use on Chowilla Station. It is also near this site that Charles Todd set up his temporary observatory to calculate the correct 141st Meridian of Longitude back in 1868. Also you will note the high water marks on the shed showing the height of past flood levels.

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Natmap Raster 2005 Natmap Raster 2005
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Natmap Raster 2005: Premium - DVD Natmap Raster 2005: Premium - DVD
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