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Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Walk - Stop 5 - SA

Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Walk - Stop 5

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Position

DEG: -35.838409 138.127594

DMS: 35º 50' 18.27" S 138º 07' 39.34" E

UTM: 54 H 6030165mN 240555mE

Altitude: 9m

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Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Walk

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5. ‘...the hole where the water is obtained’

This soak was carefully maintained when in use. Water was pumped to an underground tank next to the headkeeper’s cottage and then carted to the other cottages. Even after the buildings were demolished in 1927 the water was still pumped to the tank and then carted day after day up the hill to the new houses for the gardens.

In 1861 the headkeeper complained that the neighbours’ sheep, cattle and horses never left the reserve. Readily available water from the soak would probably have enticed them to stay. No longer in use, the soak has silted up.
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_Park/Browse_by_region/kangaroo-island/cape-willoughby

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Closest Weather Station

Cape Willoughby at 02/09:30pm CST

Distance from Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Walk - Stop 5 0.65km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
10.5°C	7.0°C	71%	5.5°C	1024.9hPa	0.0mm	N	13km/hr 7knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Willoughby

Distance from Cape Willoughby Lightstation Heritage Walk - Stop 5 0.65km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.6	21.8	20.8	19.1	16.9	14.9	14.2	14.5	15.9	17.6	19.1	20.6
Mean Min. °C	15.8	16.4	15.6	14.2	12.5	10.8	9.8	9.6	10.3	11.4	13.0	14.4
Mean Rain mm	18.3	18.0	21.5	39.5	61.6	75.2	81.5	73.9	56.2	41.9	28.3	23.0