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Whale Trail Lookout - TAS

Launching Ramp Car Park

The car park at the rest area.

The toilet, which seemed to be well maintained

Rest Area,P-Bay,Day Use

Position

DEG: -43.019432 147.925415

DMS: 43º 01' 9.96" S 147º 55' 31.49" E

UTM: 55 G 5236612mN 575406mE

Altitude: 8.46m

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Description

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3 Lyne St
Eaglehawk Neck TAS 7179

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Information

This is a convenient picnic or toilet stop immediately after crossing Eaglehawk Neck, travelling south. It is also a dog friendly beach with waste bags available. Take the left hand turn to Tasman Arch and you will find the turn into the parking area on the left. It has picnic tables built from wood felled at Port Arthur by convicts with memorial plaques commemorating WW11 solders.
Signage for the Whale Trail faces the beach.

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PlaceID	153827

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Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tasman Island at 21/11:00am EST

Distance from Whale Trail Lookout 25.26km S

Temperature
12.3°C
Feels Like	8.7°C
Rel. Humidity	60%
Dew Point	4.8°C
Pressure	1028.2hPa
Rainfall	0.0mm
Wind Direction	WNW
Wind Speed	13km/hr 7knots
Gusts	22km/hr 12knots

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
12.3°C	8.7°C	60%	4.8°C	1028.2hPa	0.0mm	WNW	13km/hr 7knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Tasman Island

Distance from Whale Trail Lookout 25.26km S


Mean Max. °C
Jan	17.9
Feb	17.4
Mar	16.8
Apr	14.9
May	13.2
Jun	11.3
Jul	10.8
Aug	11.5
Sep	12.5
Oct	13.4
Nov	15.4
Dec	16.5
Mean Min. °C
Jan	11.4
Feb	11.5
Mar	11.1
Apr	9.8
May	8.6
Jun	7.2
Jul	6.5
Aug	6.6
Sep	6.7
Oct	7.5
Nov	8.9
Dec	10.1
Mean Rain mm
Jan	75.3
Feb	51.1
Mar	67.5
Apr	68.6
May	73.4
Jun	71.8
Jul	71.0
Aug	79.3
Sep	88.1
Oct	61.9
Nov	54.9
Dec	61.3

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.9	17.4	16.8	14.9	13.2	11.3	10.8	11.5	12.5	13.4	15.4	16.5
Mean Min. °C	11.4	11.5	11.1	9.8	8.6	7.2	6.5	6.6	6.7	7.5	8.9	10.1
Mean Rain mm	75.3	51.1	67.5	68.6	73.4	71.8	71.0	79.3	88.1	61.9	54.9	61.3