Thornton
in Maitland Municipality of New South Wales, Australia
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Canberra International Airport (9.293 mi) - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (9.439 mi)
- Aeropelican Airport (9.501 mi)
- Cessnock Airport (9.502 mi)
- Singleton Airport (9.505 mi)
- Maitland Airport (9.512 mi)
- Scone Airport (9.517 mi)
- Newcastle Airport (9.522 mi)
- Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (9.578 mi)
- Greater Blue Mountains Area (Unesco heritage, 9.469 mi)
- Australian Convict Sites (Unesco heritage, 9.496 mi)
- Sydney Opera House (Unesco heritage, 9.528 mi)
- The Oaks Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 9.500 mi)
- Pokolbin Golf Course & Country Resort (Golf course, 9.501 mi)
- Belmont Golf Club (Golf course, 9.502 mi)
- Hunter Valley Golf & Country Club (Golf course, 9.503 mi)
- Waratah Golf Club (Golf course, 9.507 mi)
- Charlestown Golf Club (Golf course, 9.507 mi)
- Merewether Golf Club (Golf course, 9.511 mi)
- Beresfield Golf Course (Golf course, 9.514 mi)
- Newcastle Golf Club (Golf course, 9.517 mi)
- Pacific Dunes Golf Club (Golf course, 9.525 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 09:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 7:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 36.950 and -25.167 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Areias - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Thornton
The district Thornton of in Maitland Municipality (New South Wales) is a district located in Australia about 225 mi north-east of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Night Temperature | 14°C / 56 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 67% |
| Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Friday, 17th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Sunday, 19th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
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Pacific National coal train, East Maitland
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Pacific National coal train, Victoria St, East Maitland.
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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.
Francis Greenway
Francis Howard Greenway (20 November 1777 – September 1837) was an English-born architect who was transported to Australia for the crime of forgery. In New South Wales he worked for the Governor, Lachlan Macquarie, as Australia's first government architect. He became widely known and admired through his work displayed in buildings such as St Matthew's Church in Windsor, New South Wales, St James' Church, Sydney and Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.
Maitland Gaol
Maitland Gaol is an Australian gaol and prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first entered the gaol in 1848. By the time of its closure, on 31 January 1998, it had become the longest continually run gaol in Australia. It has since been turned into a museum and popular tourist attraction.
Ashtonfield, New South Wales
Ashtonfield is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of the new Ashtonfield Public School
Morpeth, New South Wales
Morpeth is a suburb of the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the southern banks of the Hunter River at the border between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. The major population centre, where almost all residents of the suburb reside, is the historical town of Morpeth which takes its name from Morpeth, Northumberland, near Newcastle upon Tyne, in England.
Hexham railway station, New South Wales
Hexham is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Hexham is mainly a commercial and industrial area located north of the station. A large swamp is located to the south. It originally had a substantial brick platform building, however this was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with a lightweight bus-shelter type structure.
Tarro railway station
Tarro is a railway station on the Hunter Line, in the city of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It serves the small suburb of Tarro. Tarro is served by CityRail's diesel Railcars to Newcastle, Maitland and Telarah.
Beresfield railway station
Beresfield is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the western suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. In 2002 Beresfield was fully redeveloped and includes new easy access facilities, station signage and booking office. Beresfield was the site of a major rail accident when on 23 October 1997, a coal train collided into the rear of another coal train standing on the same tracks. The cause was a failure to stop at a signal.
Thornton railway station, New South Wales
Thornton is a railway station on the Main Northern railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail trains of the Hunter Line. It serves the nearby residential area. Four tracks pass through Thornton- the 'Up' and 'Down' Main North tracks and the 'Up' and 'Down' Coal tracks. Side platforms are provided on the Up and Down Main tracks.
Metford railway station
Metford Station is a railway station on the Main North railway line, (which CityRail markets as the Hunter Line), in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It lies in the new residential area of Metford, New South Wales, part of the City of Maitland local government area. The station opened on 17 March 1995. It is used by an average of 440 passengers per weekday.
Victoria Street railway station, New South Wales
Victoria Street is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by CityRail's Hunter Line services. It is in about the same location as the first East Maitland station and marked the temporary terminus of the railway from Newcastle while the bridge over Wallis Creek was built. From 1906 to 1926 it was also an interchange station with the stream tramway line that ran from West to East Maitland.
East Maitland railway station
East Maitland is a railway station in Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is part of CityRail's outer suburban network, on the Hunter Line. It is the fourth site of the station known as East Maitland. The first site, a temporary terminus while the bridge over Wallis Creek was being built was about where Victoria St Station is now. The second was directly north of William Street East Maitland and between the East Maitland Courthouse and Post office..
Hunter Valley Grammar School
Hunter Valley Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, non-denominational, day school, located in Ashtonfield, a suburb in the city of Maitland, in the lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The school was founded in 1990 and is situated on 13 hectares of land. In 2009 Hunter Valley Grammar School catered for approximately 950 students from pre-school to Year 12.
City of Maitland
The City of Maitland is a local government area in the lower Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line. The Mayor of the City of Maitland Council is Cr. Peter Blackmore, an independent politician.
Thornton, New South Wales
Thornton is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It has a station (opened in 1871) on CityRail's Hunter line. It is about 1 km north of the New England Highway. Post code 2322, including Thornton, Beresfield, Tarro and Hexham, had a population of 14,654 in 2001. A new industrial estate and increased residential subdivisions have resulted in the RTA planning a major upgrade to the Weakleys Drive intersection, which was completed as of December 2008.
East Maitland, New South Wales
East Maitland is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and it has two stations, Victoria Street station and East Maitland station (opened initially in 1858), on CityRail's Hunter line. It is also home to a major commercial district called Greenhills, which includes Stockland Green Hills.
Beresfield, New South Wales
Beresfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area. The suburb of Beresfield had a population of 3,118 in 2006.
Tarro, New South Wales
Tarro is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres to the east on the Hunter River. The name "Tarro" reportedly means "stone" in an Aboriginal language.
Woodberry, New South Wales
Woodberry is one of the eastern-most suburbs of the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Most of the population lives in residential subdivisions while almost 84% of the suburbs land is rural in nature. It lies to the west of the Hunter River, 2.4 kilometres of which forms the suburb's eastern border, separating it from Heatherbrae and Tomago in the Port Stephens local government area.
Hinton, New South Wales
Hinton is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Primarily rural, the largest population centre is the township of Hinton, which is situated on the Paterson River, near to the confluence of the Hunter and Paterson rivers.
Black Hill, New South Wales
Black Hill is a rural locality and suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 26 kilometres northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle and City of Cessnock local government areas.
Lenaghan, New South Wales
Lenaghan is an outer northwestern suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 20 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.
Maitland High School
Maitland High School (MHS) is situated in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia on High Street. Established in 1884 and operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, the school currently caters for approximately 800 students from Years 7 to 12, and is situated near its sister school, Maitland Grossmann High School.
Maitland Grossmann High School
Maitland Grossmann High School (MGHS) is situated in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia on Cumberland St, adjacent to the old Maitland Gaol. Established in 1884, the school was originally Maitland Girls High School, but collaborated with Maitland Boys High, and now both schools are co-educational (Maitland Girls High School being renamed Maitland Grossmann High School, Maitland Boys High School being renamed Maitland High School).
Stockland Green Hills
Stockland Green Hills is a major shopping Centre located in East Maitland, an eastern suburb of Maitland, New South Wales Australia. It is located on Molly Morgan Drive, East Maitland near the New England Highway, on a 15.7-hectare parcel of land, and primarily serves the Maitland, Lower Hunter and the Upper Hunter regions to the west of Newcastle.
Tenambit, New South Wales
Tenambit is a suburb of the city of Maitland, a city and local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located approximately 5 kilometres east of the Maitland CBD. The suburb is on sloping ground, which decreases from approximately 40 metres AMSL in the west to 10 m AMSL at the eastern edge of the suburb. At the 2006 census it had a population of 2,303.
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