Delve into Palmerston
Palmerston in Palmerston (Northern Territory) with it's 25,000 habitants is located in Australia about 1,940 mi (or 3,123 km) north-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Current time in Palmerston is now 09:37 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Darwin with an UTC offset of 9.5 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Palmerston. The closest airport in Australia is Darwin International Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Also, if you like playing golf, there are some options within driving distance. We encountered 5 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Darwin, Lospalos, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 89 °F
Morning Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Evening Temperature | 31°C / 88 °F |
Night Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 17% |
Air Humidity | 66% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 79% of sky |
General Conditions | Heavy intensity rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
31°C (88 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, few clouds.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
28°C (82 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
26°C (79 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
RYDGES PALMERSTON DARWIN
ShortStays Bush Escapes - Howard Springs
Quest Berrimah
QUEST PALMERSTON
Discovery Holiday Parks Darwin
Videos from this area
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Darwin, NT Australia - Lightning Storm Timelapse
Time-lapse composed from all the photos the camera took during my first attempt at remote shuttering on my camera. This is what I had to sit through in order to get 4 good photos to upload...
Country King Browns v University Pirates [2]
Heineken Hottest 7s in the World at Rugby Park, Marrara in Australia's Northern Territory. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2015.
Melbourne City Silverbacks v NT Goannas [1]
Heineken Hottest 7s in the World at Rugby Park, Marrara in Australia's Northern Territory. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2015.
When Will The Birds Return?
From The Film Australia Collection. Made by Film Australia 1975. Directed by Bob Kingsbury, Brian Hannant, Greg Reading, John Shaw, Norman Godbold, David Haythornthwaite and John Noble. Immediately...
Tribe7's v South Darwin Bunnies [1]
Heineken Hottest 7s in the World at Rugby Park, Marrara in Australia's Northern Territory. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2015.
Casuarina Cougars v Miwatj Health 7's [1]
Heineken Hottest 7s in the World at Rugby Park, Marrara in Australia's Northern Territory. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2015.
AEBF 2014 Nationals - Mens Singles - Paul Morelli (SA) v Steve Gray (VIC)
Paul Morelli (SA) v Steve Gray (VIC) 2014 Australian Eight-Ball National Championships Live - Casuarina Club, Darwin, Northern Territory Proudly Supported by Consolidated Leisure and Sport...
Daveta Rugby v FNQ Rugby [1]
Heineken Hottest 7s in the World at Rugby Park, Marrara in Australia's Northern Territory. Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 January 2015.
2008 DAE Australian Nitro Buggy Speedway Championships (Dirt Oval)
Onboard video at the OCR Raceway dirt oval Nats.
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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.
Palmerston, Northern Territory
Palmerston is a planned satellite city of Darwin; the capital and largest city in Australia's Northern Territory. Palmerston is situated near Darwin Harbour and has an urban population of 23,614 on the 2006 Census night and making it the second largest city in the territory. Palmerston is currently the fastest growing city in the Northern Territory and has briefly in the past held the title of the fastest growing city in Australia.
City of Palmerston
The City of Palmerston is a Local Government Area of the Northern Territory. It contains the suburbs of Darwin's satellite city, Palmerston, and is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. The City covers an area of 56.3 km² and has a population of about 25,000. The Palmerston City Council consists of the Mayor and six aldermen. The city is not divided into wards, thus each alderman represents constituents from the entire city.
Palmerston City, Northern Territory
Palmerston City is an inner suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia, located within the City of Palmerston. Its postcode is 0830. It contains the Palmerston Shopping Centre, the City of Palmerston council offices, Frances Mira Mall, a sporting complex, a library and bus terminal. Its main core is bounded by University Avenue to the northwest, Chung Wah Terrace to the southwest, Rolyat Street and Temple Terrace to the southeast and Roystonea Avenue to the northeast.
Gunn, Northern Territory
Gunn is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston, Northern Territory, Australia. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Gunn is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of developments from the mid-1970s after Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin in 1974.
Bakewell, Northern Territory
Bakewell is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston, Australia. It is 24.9 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Bakewell is bounded to the north by Buscall Avenue, to the west is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Lambrick Avenue. Development of the area dates from the 1990s. Bakewell is named after Edward Howard Bakewell, an original land owner.
Durack, Northern Territory
Durack is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 22 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by the Stuart Highway, to the west and south is University Ave and to the east is Roystonea Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of recent developments during the early 1990s. The Durack area was left unnamed when Palmerston was divided into suburbs as the area was set aside for a University.
Driver, Northern Territory
Driver is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Durack is bounded to the north by University Ave, to the west Elrundie Avenue, to the east Temple Terrace and to the south Tilston Avenue. The suburb is mostly composed of developments from the early 1980s.
Farrar, Northern Territory
Farrar is an outer eastern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Farrar is bounded to the north and east by the Stuart Highway, to the west Roystonea Avenue. Farrar was originally part of the Gunn when Palmerston was divided into suburbs in 1984. The development of Palmerston's eastern suburbs did not start in the 1990s as designed in 1984 and the suburb of Gunn of 1998 was larger.
Gray, Northern Territory
Gray is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 23 km SE of the Darwin CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Gray is bounded to the north and west by Temple Terrace, to the east is Chung Wah Terrace, and to the south and east is Emery Avenue. The suburb of Gray is named after William Henry Gray who was born in London in 1808 and who after becoming interested in the scheme of colonizing South Australia in 1834.
Woodroffe, Northern Territory
Woodroffe is an inner-city suburb of Palmerston. It is 25 km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. This suburb is named after George WOODROFFE Goyder, Surveyor-General of South Australia from 1861 to 1893. In 1868/69 Goyder was appointed by the South Australian Government to carry out a survey of land in the Northern Territory.
Yarrawonga, Northern Territory
Yarrawonga is an outer northern suburb of Palmerston. It is 21 km SE of the Darwin CBD and 2.1 km from Palmerston City. Its Local Government Area is the City of Palmerston. Yarrawonga is named after the Yarrawonga Zoo which was established in the area in 1965. It is believed that the name came from the Victorian town of Yarrawonga in the northern part of the state. The area is one of Palmerston's Industrial Suburbs, along with Pinelands.