Point Lonsdale
in Greater Geelong of Victoria, Australia
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Geelong Airport (16 mi) - Avalon Airport (18 mi)
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (34 mi)
- Melbourne Essendon Airport (41 mi)
- Melbourne International Airport (44 mi)
- Colac Airport (50 mi)
- Latrobe Valley Airport (101 mi)
- King Island Airport (117 mi)
- London Bridge Lookout (observation point, (6 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -38.282 and 144.611 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -38° 16' 54" and E 144° 36' 37"
- 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: 10:28 AM (Friday)
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:59 am and 5:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.393 and -31.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lajedo - References
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Delve into Point Lonsdale
Point Lonsdale in Greater Geelong (Victoria) is located in Australia about 325 mi (or 522 km) south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Current time in Point Lonsdale is now 10:28 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Melbourne with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Point Lonsdale, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Geelong Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 25 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We encountered 1 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: Melbourne, Currie, Hay, Loxton and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 59 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 57% |
| Air Pressure | 1027 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
19°C (65 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Roseneath Villa B&B
Circa 1902 Queenscliff
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Queenscliff Tank Engine 12th July
The closest thing to a real Thomas Tank Engine, doing a great job on the Queenscliff - Drysdale run, Bellarine Penisnula Railway, Victoria.
Lonsdale wall
Lonsdale wall and drift dive with justin brad and jake @ Queenscliff Vic, Australia 8/01/12 more info or learn to dive Australian Diving Instruction 31 Melbourne Road Drumcondra...
Bellarine Railway: Pozieres - 24/01/2015
Locomotive: Pozieres (Andrew Barclay and Sons, 1918) Location: Fellows Road, Queenscliff GoPro Hero 3 (Black) https://www.facebook.com/danieltonksphotography.
AOS Club Dive - Devils Drop Off Dive
Located on the Lonsdale side of Port Phillip Heads, the "Devil's Drop Off" is part of the Lonsdale Wall, which extends for around 1km, providing many different dives with this being one. ...
Sanctum Reef
Wall Dive on sanctum reef in port phillip bay, lots of soft coral, blue devil fish , shot on sony rx100 with ikelite 2800 video light using fisheye lens. due to depth only color is from light...
The Residents of Port Phillip Bay, Giant Australian Cuttlefish
Spectacular Reef, Lonsdale Wall @ 39 m.
Diving Cathederal Reef and The Links 4 Feb 2012
Cathederal Reef is near the beginning of the deep channel that leads out of Port Phillip Bay through the heads. Right next to it is a site called The Links, which I have tried to get to, but...
Diving Party Point Port Phillop heads
Party Point makes it a great dive site for all levels. Located on the Lonsdale side of Port Phillip Heads, party point provides many different scenes. An almost vertical drop characterizes...
Giant Cuttle wants my new computer
Point Lonsdale Dive Boat Rescue TAKE #2
A lot of interest in the original clip. So I have added 'stills' and some more video of the Pilot Launch search and rescue. A dive boat has run aground on the Point Lonsdale reef 21Jan12....
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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.
HMS J2
HMS J2 (later HMAS J2) was a J-class submarine built for the Royal Navy by HM Dockyard at Portsmouth in Hampshire and launched on 6 November 1915. J2 torpedoed and sank the German submarine U-99 between the Orkney Islands and Norway on 7 July 1917. She was transferred to Australia on 25 March 1919, and operated out of Geelong until she was paid off on 12 July 1922 J2 was sold on 26 February 1924.
Borough of Queenscliffe
The Borough of Queenscliffe is a municipality (LGA) in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the south coast, south-east of Geelong on the Bellarine Peninsula south of Swan Bay and next to the Port Phillip Heads, the entrance to Port Phillip Bay from Bass Strait. The Borough has an area of 8.6 square kilometres (3.3 mi²) and had a population of 3,068 at the 2006 census.
Queenscliff, Victoria
Queenscliff is a small town on the Bellarine Peninsula in southern Victoria, Australia, south of Swan Bay at the entrance to Port Phillip. It is the administrative centre for the Borough of Queenscliffe. At the 2006 census, Queenscliff had a population of 1,416. Queenscliff is a former 1880s seaside resort now known for its Victorian era heritage and tourist industry and as one of the endpoints of the Searoad ferry to Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula.
The Rip
"The Rip", also known as "The Heads", is a dangerous stretch of water in Victoria, Australia, connecting Port Phillip and Bass Strait. It is the only entrance for shipping into Port Phillip and hence into Melbourne. Because of large tidal flows through the relatively narrow channel from the bay to the ocean, and a high rocky seabed, The Rip has claimed many ships and lives.
Point Lonsdale
Point Lonsdale is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, and included in the Borough of Queenscliffe. Point Lonsdale is also one of the headlands which, with Point Nepean, frame The Rip, the entrance to Port Phillip. The headland is dominated by the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse. At the 2006 census, Point Lonsdale had a population of 2,477.
Lake Victoria (Victoria)
. Lake Victoria is a 1.39 km² shallow saline lake on the Bellarine Peninsula, Victoria, Australia, close to the township of Point Lonsdale and part of the Lonsdale Lakes Nature Reserve administered by Parks Victoria. It is separated from Bass Strait by a narrow strip of coastal dunes. It forms part of the Swan Bay wetland system of shallow marine areas and lagoons, and is an important wetland for waterbirds and waders.
Fort Queenscliff
Fort Queenscliff, in Victoria, Australia, dates from 1860 when an open battery was constructed on Shortland's Bluff to defend the entrance to Port Phillip. The Fort, which underwent major redevelopment in the late 1870s and 1880s, became the headquarters for an extensive chain of forts around Port Phillip Heads. Its garrison included volunteer artillery, engineers, infantry and naval militia, and it was manned as a coastal defence installation continuously from 1883 to 1946.
HMAS Coogee
HMAS Coogee was a 762 ton armed patrol vessel/minesweeper of the Royal Australian Navy during the later stages of the First World War. Built by J.L. Thompson and Sons, Sunderland as the Lancashire Witch for the New Isle of Man Steam Navigation Company for between Liverpool and the Isle of Man. She was purchased by Huddart Parker in 1888 and renamed Coogee.
