Cowra
in Cowra of New South Wales, Australia
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Cowra Airport (3 mi) - Cudal Airport (39 mi)
- Young Airport (39 mi)
- Orange Airport (40 mi)
- Forbes Airport (55 mi)
- Parkes Airport (55 mi)
- Bathurst Airport (62 mi)
- Cootamundra Airport (67 mi)
- Canberra International Airport (106 mi)
- Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (142 mi)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (Unesco heritage, 130 mi)
- Cowra Golf Club (Golf course, 1 mi)
- Canowindra Golf Club (Golf course, 19 mi)
- Clover Leigh Golf Club (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Lyndhurst Golf Club (Golf course, 23 mi)
- Sunnyridge Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Tipperary Golf Club (Golf course, 36 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -33.836 and 148.697 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -33° 50' 7" and E 148° 41' 47"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:51 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:59 am and 5:58 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 38.533 and -28.750 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ramal da Lombega - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Touring Cowra
Cowra in Cowra (New South Wales) with it's 6,795 residents is a town located in Australia about 103 mi (or 166 km) north of Canberra, the country's capital place.
Time in Cowra is now 05:51 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Australia / Sydney with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 10 airports nearby Cowra, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Australia is Cowra Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Greater Blue Mountains Area in a distance of 130 mi (or 210 km), North-East. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Canberra, Katoomba, Parramatta, Sydney and Hay. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 55 °F
| Morning Temperature | 1°C / 35 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 48% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 9 km/h (6 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 18th of September 2024
14°C (57 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 19th of September 2024
16°C (61 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 20th of September 2024
11°C (52 °F)
4°C (40 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Breakout Motor Inn
COUNTRY COMFORT COWRA
MAS Country Aalana Motor Inn
Cowra Crest Motel
Cowra Services Club Motel
Sovereign Inn Cowra
Econo Lodge Alabaster
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cowra War Birds fly in 2914
War Birds fly in at Cowra 2014.
Visit to Cowra POW Camp and War Cemetery
On a recent holiday road trip I fulfilled a long held desire to visit this historic area. I hope you enjoy this look at a piece of Austalian wartime history. By August 1944 there were...
CT2700 in Cowra NSW
An Oz Turner CT2700 compost turner composting cow manure and hay from a dairy. The compost will be then used as an organic fertilizer on their crops.
Crop Harvest - Case IH Header - Country Kids Collection Kids Hi Vis - Central West NSW
Check out these cute country kids during the 2014 harvest in Central West NSW. The Country Kids Collection range of Kids Hi Vis clothing not only looks fantastic, but are also functional &...
TBS Discovery Pro Quadcopter over the Old Dunlop Hayshed near Cowra NSW
This old shed is being looked into to be restored back to its former glory. It is a Icon to the Cowra NSW Australian District.
2012 Cowra Cup - Woden Valley FC U14 Lightning.
This is a snapshot of the 2012 Cowra Cup, NSW, Australia, starring Woden Valley FC U14 "Lightning". Nice weather, nice football, good coaching, good managing, good refereeing, good opposition...
30 Vaux Street Cowra
Situated 4 hrs West of Sydney, 2.5 hrs from Canberra. Walk to the main street of Cowra's Shops, two doors down from Woolworths and just 50meters to the bowling club - this property is ultra...
Easter 2004 Road Trip To Young and Cowra
Way back in Easter 2004 we did a small road trip out to Young, Cowra and Bathurst in New South Wales. We did the tourist thing and visited historic and sceni...
Cowra SAAA fly in video 1
Hi lights fron Cowra SAAA fly in.
SAAA fly-in Cowra 2009 - low quality -
A bit of Friday 18-09-2009 at Cowra airport - High Quality version of this video is now also on Youtube if you would like to watch it.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Cowra
Cowra is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia in the Cowra Shire. It is located on the Mid-Western Highway, 317 kilometres west of Sydney on the banks of the Lachlan River at an altitude of 310 metres above sea level. At the 2011 census Cowra had a population of 10,003 people.
Cowra breakout
The Cowra breakout occurred on August 5, 1944, when at least 545 Japanese prisoners of war escaped from a camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia. It was one of the largest prison escapes of World War II, as well as one of the bloodiest. During the ensuing manhunt, four Australian soldiers and 231 Japanese soldiers were killed. The remaining escapees were captured and sent back to prison.
