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Charles Archer & Sleipner Statue - QLD

Charles Archer & Sleipner Statue

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Position

DEG: -23.37289 150.506897

DMS: 23º 22' 22.41" S 150º 30' 24.83" E

UTM: 56 K 7413000mN 245155mE

Altitude: 13.75m

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29 Alma St
Rockhampton City QLD 4700

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A statue of Charles Archer and his horse Sleipner commemorates the meeting place which determined the site of the city.

Charles Archer explored the Fitzroy and Dawson River areas looking for suitable grazing lands in 1853-4. He tendered for the Farris Run in Gracemere and travelled overland with livestock to arrive in 1855. His brother Colin was to bring much needed supplies by sea and the two met when the "Ellida" sailed up the coast from Maryborough and along the Fitzroy River.

This became the site of Rockhampton. Sleipner, Archer`s horse, was named after Odin`s fabled horse in Scandinavian mythology.

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Closest Weather Station

Rockhampton at 02/02:30am EST

Distance from Charles Archer & Sleipner Statue 3.01km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
18.9°C	18.4°C	83%	16.0°C	1020.0hPa	0.0mm	SE	13km/hr 7knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Rockhampton Aero

Distance from Charles Archer & Sleipner Statue 3.01km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.9	31.2	30.5	28.8	26.0	23.5	23.1	24.8	27.3	29.6	31.2	32.1
Mean Min. °C	22.1	22.1	20.8	17.9	14.1	10.9	9.5	10.7	13.7	17.0	19.5	21.2
Mean Rain mm	132.2	143.2	101.0	44.2	47.7	38.0	29.9	28.5	24.3	49.7	68.6	107.8