Lakeland
District of Mount Gibson
in Cook Shire of Queensland, Australia
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Wet Tropics of Queensland (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -15.932 and 144.829 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -15° 55' 54" and E 144° 49' 43"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 11:03 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:37 am and 9:56 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 17.050 and -25.333 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Botija - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Lakeland
The district Lakeland of Mount Gibson in Cook Shire (Queensland) is a subburb in Australia about 1,361 mi north of Canberra, the country's capital town.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Bowen, , , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 61% |
| Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 94% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Tuesday, 21st of May 2024
23°C (73 °F)
21°C (71 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024
25°C (77 °F)
24°C (74 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 23rd of May 2024
25°C (76 °F)
24°C (75 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, broken clouds.
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.
Lakeland, Queensland
Lakeland, Queensland - also known as 'Lakeland Downs' - is a small farming centre in Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Development Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway. It is located in the Shire of Cook. It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a small store. The main products are peanuts, maize, sorghum and cattle, coffee, tea and tropical fruits.
Mount Mulligan mine disaster
The Mount Mulligan mine disaster occurred on 19 September 1921 in Mount Mulligan, Far North Queensland, Australia. A series of explosions in the local coal mine, audible as much as 30 km away, rocked the close knit township. Seventy-five workers were killed by the disaster which is the third worst coal mining accident in Australia in terms of human lives lost. Four of the dead had been at the mouth of the pit at the time of the explosion. Only eleven of the bodies were found.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mount Gibson.