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Captain Charles Sturt Memorial - SA

Captain Charles Sturt Memorial

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -34.388279 138.998901

DMS: 34º 23' 17.8" S 138º 59' 56.04" E

UTM: 54 H 6192976mN 316034mE

Altitude: 273m

Address & Contact

741 Truro Rd
Koonunga SA 5373

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Information

On the 15th August 1844, during Captain Charles Sturt Central Australian Exploring Expedition, Sturt rested here at Koonunga Homestead, which was the Homestead of the Pioneer Pastoralist, Captain Charles Hervey Bagot.

During Captain Sturt’s exploring expedition, his principal discoveries were the Barrier and Grey Ranges and the Cooper and Eyre Creeks.

PlaceID	110818

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Nuriootpa at 16/04:30am CST

Distance from Captain Charles Sturt Memorial 9.78km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.1°C	14.1°C	90%	13.5°C	1021.3hPa	-mm	NNE	11km/hr 6knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Nuriootpa Viticultural

Distance from Captain Charles Sturt Memorial 9.78km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	30.0	29.5	25.7	21.9	17.4	14.0	13.4	14.8	17.8	20.7	25.2	27.1
Mean Min. °C	14.5	14.6	11.7	8.9	6.7	5.1	4.5	5.0	6.8	8.1	11.0	12.4
Mean Rain mm	15.4	23.4	30.1	33.5	47.8	54.1	52.5	54.6	58.5	38.5	33.3	36.8