Railway Water Tank - SA

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -34.035278 139.672806
DMS: 34º 02' 7" S 139º 40' 22.1" E
UTM: 54 H 6233138mN 377483mE
Altitude: 24.27m

Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

139.85kms NorthEast of Adelaide - Driving 162 km (2 hours 3 mins)
635.22kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 791 km (8 hours 16 mins)

Address & Contact

7 Railway Terrace
Morgan SA 5320
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

An underground concrete water tank was erected on this site at the beginning of the railway era by the SAR (South Australian Railways) to supply water for the steam trains. This hill was also known as Billy Goat Hill, as railway workers tethered their goats on this hill.
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Closest Weather Station

Gluepot at 10/09:00am CDT
Distance from Railway Water Tank 51.58km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
19.7°C18.5°C46%7.9°ChPa0.0mmS4km/hr
2knots
km/hr
knots

Closest Climatic Station

Gluepot Reserve (Gluepot)
Distance from Railway Water Tank 51.58km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.832.729.025.020.517.216.919.022.625.329.231.1
Mean Min. °C15.815.512.18.26.04.23.54.36.88.612.413.7
Mean Rain mm14.824.317.017.618.824.521.818.621.625.531.136.7

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