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Birdseye Highway Memorial - SA

Birdseye Highway Memorial

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -33.67889 136.872604

DMS: 33º 40' 44" S 136º 52' 21.38" E

UTM: 53 H 6271874mN 673591mE

Altitude: 61m

Address & Contact

Lincoln Hwy
Cowell SA 5602

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Information

The monument for Sylvia Jessie Katherine Birdseye was erected to perpetuate and acknowledge her outstanding service.

Sylvia introduced overland mail and passenger bus services between Adelaide and the Eyre Peninsula in 1928. It is estimated that Sylvia drove over 4 million miles in 43 years. The Birdseye Highway, Cleve is named after her.

PlaceID	147959

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cleve Airport at 03/12:30am CST

Distance from Birdseye Highway Memorial 34.36km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.5°C	8.7°C	52%	2.0°C	1027.7hPa	0.0mm	E	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cleve Aerodrome

Distance from Birdseye Highway Memorial 34.36km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	28.9	28.6	25.9	23.4	19.1	16.0	15.5	16.9	20.2	22.7	25.9	27.2
Mean Min. °C	16.0	16.4	14.4	12.3	10.2	8.2	7.4	7.4	8.6	9.8	12.4	13.9
Mean Rain mm	15.0	18.8	22.5	24.9	38.0	43.5	43.9	43.7	36.6	29.5	20.7	23.6