Somerset Dam
in Somerset of Queensland, Australia

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-27.121 and 152.550 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -27° 7' 16" and E 152° 32' 58"
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: 11:31 AM (Wednesday)
Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:14 am and 5:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
27.750 and -18.100 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Sabinosa
References
This place on Geonames.org

Discover Somerset Dam

Somerset Dam in Somerset (Queensland) is a city in Australia about 599 mi (or 964 km) north of Canberra, the country's capital city.

Local time in Somerset Dam is now 11:31 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Australia / Brisbane with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Somerset Dam, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Brisbane International Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 63 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance.

When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Carrolls Creek, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 23°C / 74 °F

Morning Temperature 14°C / 58 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Night Temperature 16°C / 61 °F
Chance of rainfall 1%
Air Humidity 55%
Air Pressure 1023 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Few clouds, covering 14% of sky
General Conditions Light rain

Thursday, 2nd of May 2024

22°C (72 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.

Friday, 3rd of May 2024

20°C (68 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 4th of May 2024

18°C (65 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Watts Bridge 2009 - Updated 1

Published: October 06, 2009
Length: 07:54 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: planesounds

Last weekend of August every year the Vintage Aircraft Group of Queensland have their Festival of Flight at Watts Bridge. Lots of planes, lots of people and lots of flying. (I've reviewed...


Watts Bridge All-in Fly-in 2011 Pt 7

Published: October 31, 2011
Length: 06:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: planesounds

If you like general aviation and enjoy a day among home builts and light aircraft, this is a day to mark in your calendar. Thanks to the clubs at Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield for making...


Panther F9F homebuilt jet at Festival of Flight 2010

Published: September 11, 2010
Length: 46:47 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: planesounds

If you can't buy your dream airplane, build it. Here's the ¾ Grumman F9F Panther copy that John Gross has built in SE Qld. He flies if quite regularly. Looks great, noisy as all heck with...


Antonov AN-2, WattsBridge, 22 May 2010

Published: May 26, 2010
Length: 08:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Robert Goh

Antonov AN-2 at Watts Bridge.


Incredible homemade jet plane!

Published: August 14, 2013
Length: 06:56 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: BLOND ROBOT

Meet John, he built his own jet! ....and Tonje was lucky enough to catch a ride!


Rainbow Flamingos on Sandy Creek

Published: April 02, 2015
Length: 48:28 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Paul Nicholas

Rainbow birds feeding on the creek bank.


Trials, Queensland State Titles. Side-car.

Published: June 26, 2011
Length: 05:50 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Sally Gough

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.


Cressbrook Dam Fishing

Published: December 07, 2018
Length: 14:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Aussie Kayak Angler

With the weather heating up and summer storms about I managed to go for a quick fish out at Cressbrook Dam. I Finally caught some decent bass in this Dam.


Poet chats about Somerset Caravan Park

Published: October 22, 2018
Length: 57:34 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Daniel Grey

A seven year old demands to vlog.


WakeBoarding Lake Somerset 2018

Published: February 21, 2018
Length: 33:05 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Matt Gurnett


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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.

Lake Somerset

Lake Somerset is an artificial lake created by the Somerset Dam on the Stanley River in South East Queensland. The dam was completed in 1953 providing flood mitigation and water storage for the cities of Brisbane and Ipswich and is the site of a small 4 MW hydroelectric power station. At full capacity the lake holds 904,000 megalitres. Under normal conditions 380,000 megalitres is reserved for water supply, but the dam can hold another 524,000 megalitres to temporarily store flood waters.

Located at -27.1144, 152.557 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Lakes of Queensland, Reservoirs and dams in Australia, Somerset Region

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Somerset Dam