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Richmond, Tasmania

Richmond is a town in Tasmania about 25 km north-east of Hobart, in the Coal River region, between the Midland Highway and Tasman Highway. At the 2006 census, Richmond had a population of 880. Richmond's most famous landmark is the Richmond Bridge, built in 1823 to 1825, around the time of the town's first settlement. It is Australia's oldest bridge still in use. St John's Catholic church was built in 1836, and is considered the oldest Roman Catholic church in Australia.

Located at -42.734, 147.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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Towns in Tasmania

Sorell, Tasmania

Sorell is a town in Tasmania, Australia, south-east of Hobart. It is located on the Tasman Highway at the junction with the Arthur Highway. At the 2006 census, Sorell had a population of 1,546, and at the 2011 census, a population of 2,476. Sorell was name after William Sorell, the third Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Historically, it was known as a major town on the route from Hobart to Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula.

Located at -42.7831, 147.562 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.862 miles away.
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Towns in Tasmania, East Coast Tasmania

Midway Point, Tasmania

Midway Point is an outlying suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of Sorell Council, and is located on a small peninsula with Orielton Lagoon on its eastern side and Pitt Water on its southern and western sides. The suburb meets the mid-way point of the Sorell Causeway from Hobart to Sorell, hence the name. The suburb lies close to Hobart International Airport and is approximately 21 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway.

Located at -42.8033, 147.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.860 miles away.
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Cambridge, Tasmania

Cambridge is a suburb in the greater area of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. The suburb is situated in close proximity with Hobart International Airport and the Cambridge Aerodrome, and is approximately 18 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway. In recent years Cambridge had developed an Industrial estate and has become a popular commuter town for people working in Hobart.

Located at -42.8367, 147.441 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.856 miles away.
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Lauderdale, Tasmania

Lauderdale is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. The population of Lauderdale is approximately 2,388 (2006 census). It is in the local government area of City of Clarence. The town is situated on the eastern side of a thin Isthmus that connects the South Arm peninsula to the mainland. It faces Ralphs Bay, and the majority of Lauderdale's population live along Roches Beach, which faces Frederick Henry Bay.

Located at -42.9111, 147.493 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.854 miles away.
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Beaches of Tasmania

Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory

The Mount Pleasant Radio Observatory is a radio astronomy based observatory owned and operated by University of Tasmania, located 20 km east of Hobart in Cambridge, Tasmania. It is home to three radio astronomy antennas and the Grote Reber Museum.

Located at -42.805, 147.439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.857 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Australia, Radio telescopes, University of Tasmania, Buildings and structures in Tasmania, Museums in Tasmania, Science museums in Australia, Biographical museums in Australia

Richmond Bridge (Tasmania)

The Richmond Bridge is a heritage listed arch bridge located on the B31 ("Convict Trail") in Richmond, 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) north of Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. It is the oldest bridge still in use in Australia.

Located at -42.7336, 147.439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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Bridges in Tasmania, Bridges completed in 1825, Deck arch bridges, Stone bridges, Road bridges in Australia, Tasmanian Heritage Register, Australian National Heritage List, 1825 establishments in Australia

Penna, Tasmania

Penna is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is north of Midway Point. Frogmore Post Office opened on 30 October 1914. It was renamed Penna next month and closed in 1955.

Located at -42.7667, 147.533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.862 miles away.
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Richmond Gaol

The Richmond Gaol is a convict era building and tourist attraction in Richmond, Tasmania, and is the oldest intact gaol in Australia. Building of the gaol commenced in 1825, and predates the establishment of the penal colony at Port Arthur in 1833. One of the tasks completed by the convicts who were held at Richmond Gaol was the construction of Richmond Bridge. Most of the gaol buildings have not been changed since convict times.

Located at -42.7364, 147.439 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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History of Tasmania, Defunct prisons in Tasmania, Convictism in Australia, 1825 establishments in Australia, Museums in Tasmania, Prison museums in Australia

Sorell Causeway

The Sorell Causeway is a causeway that stretches from the western side of Midway Point across Orielton Lagoon to Sorell. Together with Mcgees Bridge (that connects the eastern side of Midway Point) they connect Sorell with Hobart via the Tasman Highway. In colonial times, the Richmond Bridge had been the primary crossing point of the Coal River on the road from Hobart to Sorell and beyond to the Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur.

Located at -42.7981, 147.544 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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Bridges in Hobart, Causeways

Mount Rumney, Tasmania

Mount Rumney is a suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is located in the City of Clarence local government area. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 442. The suburb is based on the slopes of the mountain, Mount Rumney, part of the Meehan Range.

Located at -42.8614, 147.453 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.855 miles away.
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Frederick Henry Bay

Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Seven Mile Beach, Dodges Ferry and Primrose Sands. The bay is accessible via Storm Bay from the south, and provides further access to Norfolk Bay to its east. The bay contains Seven Mile Beach on its northern shores, the closest surfing beach to Hobart.

Located at -42.924, 147.609 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.857 miles away.
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Bays of Tasmania

Roches Beach, Tasmania

Roches Beach is a suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area, between Lauderdale and Seven Mile Beach. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 214.

Located at -42.8897, 147.496 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.855 miles away.
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Beaches of Tasmania

Acton Park, Tasmania

Acton Park is a rural suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. It's 2006 population was 2,129. Acton Park is bounded to the east by the southern portion of the Meehan Range to the south by Ralph's Bay and to the east, Roches Beach, Single Hill and Seven Mile Beach. It is one of the more sought after living locations due to its easy commuting distance to Hobart, and because of the semi rural character of the suburb itself.

Located at -42.8658, 147.47 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.855 miles away.
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Sorell Council

Sorell Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The municipality of Sorell is one of the fastest growing areas in Tasmania. Marion Bay, on the council's east coast, is host to the Tasmanian Falls Festival, an annual event first held in Tasmania on New Year's Eve in December 2003.

Located at -42.75, 147.67 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.868 miles away.
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Local Government Areas of Tasmania

Mcgees Bridge

Mcgees Bridge and causeway crosses Pitt Water within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. The bridge provides a vital link between Hobart and two of Tasmania's principal tourist attractions - Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula and the picturesque East Coast via the Tasman Highway.

Located at -42.8064, 147.526 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.860 miles away.
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Bridges in Hobart, Bridges completed in 2002

Orielton Lagoon

Orielton Lagoon is a shallow Lagoon located west of Sorell in Tasmania, Australia.

Located at -42.7896, 147.541 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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Lagoons of Australia, East Coast Tasmania, Important Bird Areas of Tasmania, Ramsar sites in Australia

Spectacle Island (Tasmania)

Spectacle Island is an island, with an area of 3.5 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.

Located at -42.8667, 147.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.860 miles away.
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Islands of Tasmania

Little Spectacle Island

Little Spectacle Island is a small island, with an area of 0.62 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas, and adjacent Spectacle Island.

Located at -42.8667, 147.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.860 miles away.
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Islands of Tasmania

Barren Island (Tasmania)

Barren Island is a small island, with an area of 0.53 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.

Located at -42.8167, 147.517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.859 miles away.
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Islands of Tasmania

Woody Island (Tasmania)

Woody Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.

Located at -42.8132, 147.56 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.861 miles away.
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Islands of Tasmania

Lauderdale Oval

Lauderdale Oval or Lauderdale Sports Ground is a suburban Australian rules football and cricket ground situated in the beach-side Hobart suburb of Lauderdale, Tasmania. It is home of the Lauderdale Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and has been used by the Lauderdale Football Club since 1948 in both amateur and country football. In 1998, Lauderdale Oval underwent upgrades for increased lighting, enabling the ground to be used for night football in the Southern Football League.

Located at -42.915, 147.488 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.853 miles away.
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Sports venues in Tasmania

Canopus Hill Observatory

The Canopus Hill Observatory is an optical astronomy observatory belonging to the University of Tasmania, It is located approximately 12 km from Hobart in Tasmania, Australia. Also on the site is a 16" telescope used by the Astronomical Society of Tasmania for photographic work and for public viewing during observatory open nights. The expanding city of Hobart provides a high level of light-pollution making the astronomical observations very hard.

Located at -42.8475, 147.433 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.855 miles away.
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Astronomical observatories in Australia, Telescopes

1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash

On Sunday 10 March 1946 a Douglas DC-3 aircraft departed from Hobart, Australia for a flight to Melbourne. The aircraft crashed into the sea with both engines operating less than 2 minutes after takeoff. All twenty-five people on board the aircraft died. It was Australia's worst civil aviation accident. An investigation panel was promptly established to investigate the accident.

Located at -42.86, 147.52 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.857 miles away.
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Australian National Airways accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in Australia, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1946, Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3, Disasters in Tasmania, 1946 in Australia

South Arm Important Bird Area

The South Arm Important Bird Area is a disjunct tract of mainly intertidal land on the eastern outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Located at -42.8686, 147.532 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8.857 miles away.
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Wetlands of Australia, Bays of Tasmania, Geography of Hobart, Important Bird Areas of Tasmania