Leigh Creek
in Moorabool of Victoria, Australia
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Avalon Airport (43 mi) - Melbourne International Airport (49 mi)
- Geelong Airport (50 mi)
- Melbourne Essendon Airport (52 mi)
- Colac Airport (52 mi)
- Ararat Airport (57 mi)
- Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (68 mi)
- Stawell Airport (76 mi)
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens (Unesco heritage, 110 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -37.567 and 143.967 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -37° 34' 0" and E 143° 58' 0"
- 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: 04:43 AM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:08 am and 5:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.393 and -31.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lajedo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Delve into Leigh Creek
Leigh Creek in Moorabool (Victoria) is located in Australia about 327 mi (or 527 km) south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Current time in Leigh Creek is now 04:43 AM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Australia / Melbourne with an UTC offset of 10 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Leigh Creek, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Avalon Airport in a distance of 43 mi (or 69 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens in a distance of 110 mi (or 177 km), North-East. 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: 16°C / 61 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 4 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
14°C (58 °F)
10°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 6th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
17°C (63 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kryal Castle
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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.
Bungaree railway station
Bungaree is a closed station located in the town of Bungaree, on the Ararat railway line in Victoria, Australia. The station was one of 35 closed to passenger traffic on 4 October 1981 as part of the New Deal timetable for country passengers. A new high speed deviation has been built away from the station site as part of the Regional Fast Rail project, with the original line remaining open retained as an extended crossing loop.
Shire of Bungaree
The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 228 square kilometres, and existed from 1863 until 1994.
Dunnstown, Victoria
Dunnstown is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool, 108 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne on the flats below Mount Warrenheip and approximately 12 kilometres east of Ballarat. At the 2006 census, Dunnstown and the surrounding area had a population of 254.
Kryal Castle
Kryal Castle is an Australian replica medieval castle located on a foothill of Mount Warrenheip at Leigh Creek, just north of Dunnstown and 8 km east of Ballarat. It was built in 1972 and opened to the public in 1974 by Keith Ryall, who gave the castle his namesake, having made his fortune selling body armour. The castle has many features including a moat, drawbridge, maze, castle towers, stocks medical museum, armoury.
Bungaree, Victoria
Bungaree is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located 103 kilometres west of the state capital, Melbourne and 14 kilometres east of the regional centre of Ballarat, on the Western Freeway and in the Shire of Moorabool local government area. At the 2006 census, Bungaree and the surrounding area had a population of 559. Bungaree Post Office opened on 1 August 1863.
Warrenheip, Victoria
Warrenheip is a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia on the eastern rural-urban fringe named after nearby Mount Warrenheip. At the 2006 census, Warrenheip had a population of 435. While Ballarat district gold prospectors were present in the 1860s and a primary school was opened however it wasn't until the 1870s that Warrenheip was established as a separate agricultural community. The railway from Geelong to Ballarat was built nearby and Warrenheip railway station opened in 1873.