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Cooktown Powder Magazine - QLD

Cooktown Powder Magazine

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -15.45747 145.253906

DMS: 15º 27' 26.89" S 145º 15' 14.06" E

UTM: 55 L 8290314mN 312662mE

Altitude: 11m

Address & Contact

The Esplanade
Cooktown
Queensland

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Information

The Cooktown Powder Magazine was built in 1873-76 to store gunpowder destined for use on the Palmer goldfields.

It stands at the far end of what was once the busy port of Cooktown well away from habitation. It has been in a ruinous state for many years but is now protected by a new roof and cyclone bracing.

It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1875 to 1876 by Henry J Meldrum. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

PlaceID	117318

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cooktown at 02/01:50am EST

Distance from Cooktown Powder Magazine 7.37km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
25.4°C	28.0°C	88%	23.3°C	1013.0hPa	0.0mm	SE	15km/hr 8knots	26km/hr 14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cooktown Airport

Distance from Cooktown Powder Magazine 7.37km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.8	31.6	30.4	29.1	27.7	26.7	26.1	27.0	28.8	30.4	31.5	32.2
Mean Min. °C	24.3	24.3	23.8	22.9	20.7	19.4	17.7	18.2	20.9	22.6	23.8	24.5
Mean Rain mm	280.3	295.7	390.8	156.7	36.6	28.5	21.8	17.6	7.2	24.6	71.0	154.0