Howden
in Kingborough of Tasmania, Australia
- 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: 08:43 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Australia/Hobart
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:52 am and 7:59 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.673 and -31.112 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vila do Corvo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Howden
The district Howden of in Kingborough (Tasmania) is a subburb in Australia about 544 mi south of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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: Hobart, Currie, , and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 13°C / 56 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 88% |
| Air Pressure | 1036 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 97% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Friday, 10th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 11th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
16°C (61 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Villa Howden
Brightwater Bed and Breakfast
Southern Lights Hotel
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Cats @ Kingston
Kyle & Predator with the F2-60 Cats at Kingston Southern Tasmania. Wind gusting to 30 kph.
21 Baynton Street, Kingston - presented by Warren Lashmar - Harcourts Kingborough
21 Baynton Street, Kingston presented by Warren Lashmar Harcourts Kingborough.
Spearfishing with the GoPro off Kingston Beach, Tasmania
My first time using the GoPro HD hero to film myself spearfishing and freediving. Visibility and image not the best, hopefully this will be solved by clearer waters and a flat eye of mine lens.
Video Open Home - 74 Redwood Road, Kingston
John McGregor 0419 892 104 (03) 6278 2666 john@mcgregorfn.com.
Sulfur Crested Cockatoos 27th April 2011 Kingston
Victory League R18 Kingborough Lions v South Hobart
Victory League R18 Kingborough Lions 1 def.by South Hobart FC 6 Lightwood Park Kingston.
Epic Introduction To The Channel
Epic Moments From Kingston High.
Valley Rapier kayak
An early morning paddle in a Valley Rapier 20 kayak, Kingston, Tasmania.
A Boundary Umpire
A boundary umpire at the Tigers v Devonport, the Twin Ovals, Kingston, Sat. 12 April 2014.
We're Your Locals
You always get the best results, when you deal with your local team at Harcourts Kingborough.
Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. 
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.
River Derwent (Tasmania)
The Derwent is a river in Tasmania, Australia. It was named after the River Derwent, Cumbria by British Commodore John Hayes who explored it in 1793. The name is Brythonic Celtic for "valley thick with oaks". John Hays placed the name "Derwent River" only in the upper part of the river. Matthew Flinders placed the name on all of the river. The banks of the Derwent were once covered by forests and occupied by Aborigines.
Kingston, Tasmania
Kingston is a township and region on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Nestled 15 km south of the city between and around several hills, Kingston is the council seat of its wider municipality, the Kingborough Council, and today serves as the gateway between Hobart and the D'Entrecasteaux Channel region, which meets the Derwent River nearby. It is one of the fastest growing regions in Tasmania.
Margate, Tasmania
Margate is a small seaside town on the Channel Highway between North-West Bay and the Snug Tiers, 7 kilometres south of Kingston in Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Margate had a population of 1,368. Although more people live in the immediate region around the town. Margate is part of the Kingborough Council and is a frequent 'pit-stop' for those travelling south towards Snug, Kettering or Bruny Island. Vineyards, grazing fields and stands of trees surround the town and its approaches.
Kingborough Council
The Kingborough Council or Municipality of Kingborough is a local government area of Tasmania, just to the south of Hobart, Tasmania. It includes the Hobart satellite town of Kingston and its surrounding suburbs, as well as several surrounding towns including Kettering, Margate, and Snug. It also includes the whole of Bruny Island.
Blackmans Bay, Tasmania
Blackmans Bay is a beachside suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Blackmans Bay south of Hobart was named after a James Blackman who occupied land there in the 1820s while another "Blackman Bay", near Dunalley (also in Tasmania) was so named in 1642 because of the presence of Aboriginal people. The town is located adjacent to Kingston, and is approximately fourteen kilometres south of Hobart, to which it is connected by the Southern Outlet motorway.
Taroona High School
Taroona High School is a co-educational state high school located in Taroona, a southern riverside suburb of greater Hobart, the capital of the island state Tasmania. The school has approximately 800 students in grades 7 to 10. In 2003, Taroona High School underwent a major redevelopment. The school's previous principal was David Hamlett, after the departure of Brendan Kelly at the end of 2006.
Taroona, Tasmania
Taroona (an Aboriginal word meaning sea-shell, specifically that of a 'Chiton') is a major residential suburb approximately 15 minutes drive from the centre of Hobart, Tasmania on the scenic route between Hobart and Kingston. Although on the edges of the City of Hobart, Taroona is actually part of the municipality of Kingborough.
Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre
The Australian Marine Mammal Research Centre or AMMRC was established in 1996 as a co-operative centre of the University of Sydney and the Zoological Parks Board of New South Wales.
Channel Court Shopping Centre
Channel Court is a sub regional shopping centre located on the Channel Highway, Kingston, Tasmania. For many years the shopping centre was considered very small and inadequate to the needs of the local population. However, since being Purchased by the Behrakis Group in June of 2004 the centre has undergone a complete transformation.
Kingston High School (Tasmania)
Kingston High School is a co-educational high school in Kingston, Tasmania. The school teaches students in grades 7-10 and currently has approximately 650 students enrolled. The school is a six-stream school, with at least six class groups for each year level at the school. The current principal is Jake Fitzpatrick who is supported by two assistant principals.
Bonnet Hill, Tasmania
Bonnet Hill is a suburb of the greater Hobart area, capital of Tasmania, Australia on the hill of the same name, overlooking Kingston. Bonnet Hill is a popular cycling route. Located on it is the famous Shot Tower. The sides of the hill are riddled with small paths mostly leading to the nearby Kingston Beach.
Firthside, Tasmania
Firthside is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Kingston, in the greater Hobart area, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the northern edge of the Kingston urban area. Firthside offers all the conveniences of Kingston without the traffic due to the easy access to/from the Southern Outlet. The Firthside area was originally settled by Dutch migrants.
Kingston Beach, Tasmania
Kingston Beach is a suburb of the greater Hobart area, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is located on the Derwent River at the mouth of Browns Rivulet. At the nearby beach of the same name, a section of the Clifton Beach Surf Life Saving Club is located. Other facilities include a dog beach, bike park, barbecue area, sailing club, playgrounds and various shops. Kingston Beach is in the municipality of Kingborough.
Maranoa Heights, Tasmania
Maranoa Heights is a residential neighbourhood of the suburb of Kingston in the greater Hobart area of Tasmania, Australia. It is largely within the southern part of the area contained by the B68 Channel Highway, the C628 Roslyn Avenue and Algona Road. Maranoa Heights contains large areas of recreational woodland accessed by walking tracks and overlooks the coastal suburbs of Kingston Beach and Blackmans Bay. Maranoa Heights is home to the Boronia Hill Flora Track.
Huntingfield, Tasmania
Huntingfield is a suburb of the greater Hobart area, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is just south of Kingston. The area is fairly new, with most homes being less than ten years old. Vodafone's Tasmanian call centre is located in Huntingfield, as is Tarremah Steiner School and Kingborough Family Church. McDougalls Power Equipment, the states largest Husqvarna dealer, is also located here.
Howden, Tasmania
Howden is a small, relatively isolated community on the shore of North West Bay in Tasmania Australia. Nestled between the majorly-developing township of Kingston and the smaller Margate, it verges on bushland but is only a half-hour drive away from Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. Due to the recent housing boom, Howden's population has increased greatly, with the addition of new roads and development of properties.
Ridgeway, Tasmania
Ridgeway is located south of Dynnyrne and can be accessed by Waterworks Road and Ridgeway Road from Dynnyrne, or via Chimney Pot Hill Road from Fern Tree. In Ridgeway there are two plant nurseries, and a small number of homes. Prior to the 1967 bushfires Ridgeway was a market garden area with its own school and church. There also used to be another nursery next to Plants Of Tasmania.
Dennes Point, Tasmania
Dennes Point is both a geographical feature and a small township at the northern tip of Bruny Island in Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Dennes Point had a population of 218. It is named after the Denne family who first settled the area as farmers around the 1830s, although it was known as Kelly's Point up to the 1840s, being named after pioneer shipmaster and harbour pilot James Kelly (Australian explorer).
Kettering, Tasmania
Kettering is a coastal town on the D'Entrecasteaux Channel (37 km south of Hobart) opposite Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2011 census, Kettering had a population of 984.
Algona Road
Algona Road is a major link road, connecting the residents of Blackmans Bay to Kingston in Southern Tasmania, Australia. The road was constructed in 1986 as a Two lane road, with provision for a second carriageway when needed. A Roundabout was installed on the Junction to the Channel Highway in 1993 to address safety issues. The proposed Kingston Bypass will connect Algona Road to the Southern Outlet.
Kingston Interchange
The Kingston Intechange is a roundabout interchange which connects the Southern Outlet with the Huon Highway and the Channel Highway at Kingston, within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. The Kingston Interchange has recently been upgraded to address safety problems associated with right-turn movements at the interchange.
Snug, Tasmania
Snug is a small coastal town on the Channel Highway 30 kilometres south of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. At the 2006 census, Snug had a population of 881. Snug is a part of the Municipality of Kingborough.
Calvin Christian School (Kingston, Tasmania)
Calvin Christian School is a coeducational, independent Kindergarten to Year 12 Christian school located just 12 kilometres south of Hobart, Tasmania in Kingston, at the head of the picturesque D’Entrecasteaux Channel and the Huon Valley. It is part of Christian Schools of Tasmania, a network of five schools around Hobart. It is owned and managed by an association, whose members are parents and past parents of students.
Kingborough Sports Centre
The Kingborough Sports Centre is a multi-purpose sports venue located in the southern Hobart suburb of Kingston. The centre was opened on 19 May 1979 and since opening has become a vital part of the Kingborough Community. After the centre was opened it became the area's main venue for indoor sports such as volleyball, basketball and netball.
Browns River (Tasmania)
Browns River is a river in southern Tasmania, Australia. It runs from Neika to Kingston where it flows into the Derwent River. The river was known to the indigenous people of the area as "Promenalinah". The river was named after botanist Robert Brown who collected samples in the area in 1804. When it was settled in 1808, the area adjacent to the river was also called Browns River. The locality was renamed "Kingston" in 1851.
