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Alexandra Battery Park - TAS

Views of the City and Tasman Bridge from the park

View of gun emplacements, river and eastern suburbs

Hillside housing above the park

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -42.915699 147.356903

DMS: 42º 54' 56.52" S 147º 21' 24.85" E

UTM: 55 G 5248485mN 529130mE

Altitude: 50.25m

Address & Contact

15 Nile Ave
Sandy Bay TAS 7005

Phone: +61362 382 886

Email: parks@hobartcity.com.au

Web: https://www.hobartcity.com.au/Community/Parks-reserves-and-sporting-facilities/Find-a-park-or-sportsground/Alexandra-Battery

Information

Alexandra Battery was built in the 1880's as part of the defences for Derwent River Defence Force Network. The motivating force for its construction was a perceived threat of attack by Russia.

A large area of open space with a large old fort complex, including tunnels and store rooms, this site has superb views of the River Derwent, north the Tasman Bridge and City, south to the South Arm and the estuary opening.

It is best accessed from Churchill Avenue that turns westward and up hill from the highway immediately south of the site.

PlaceID	158556

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hobart at 01/11:30pm EST

Distance from Alexandra Battery Park 3.74km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
6.3°C	3.0°C	77%	2.6°C	1031.2hPa	0.0mm	WNW	9km/hr 5knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hobart (Ellerslie Road)

Distance from Alexandra Battery Park 3.74km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.7	21.7	20.1	17.3	14.4	12.0	11.7	13.1	15.1	17.0	18.7	20.3
Mean Min. °C	11.9	12.0	10.9	9.0	7.0	5.2	4.6	5.2	6.4	7.8	9.3	10.8
Mean Rain mm	47.3	40.1	45.0	51.2	46.3	54.1	51.8	53.6	53.5	61.4	54.1	56.4