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Cardwell - QLD

Cardwell

View along Cardwell Beach to the jetty

View of town from jetty

Cardwell Jetty

Hinchenbrook Island from Cardwell Beach

View from lookout behind Cardwell

Cardwell

Town

Position

DEG: -18.262867 146.024299

DMS: 18º 15' 46.32" S 146º 01' 27.45" E

UTM: 55 K 7980456mN 396860mE

Altitude: 9.88m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

234.99kms South of Daintree - Driving 291 km (3 hours 51 mins)

Address & Contact

108 Bowen St
Cardwell QLD 4849

Phone: +617 4066 2412

Email: http://www.tropicalcoasttourism.com.au/cardwell

Web: http://www.cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/tourist-info/-/asset_publisher/lpA0/content/cardwell-visitor-heritage-centre?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cassowaryc

Information

Cardwell Located 165 klm north of Townsville is the gateway to Hinchinbrook Island, Australia's largest Island National Park.
Cardwell has an abundance of beautiful swimming holes to cool off in. When you’re visiting the Spa Pool, stop by Attie Creek Falls and Dead Horse Creek, also located on the Cardwell Forest Drive.
Cardwell's claim to fame is that it is the only town on the Bruce Highway between Townsville and Cairns which is on the coast.
Just south youll also find Five Mile Creek swimming hole.

PlaceID	30546

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

South Johnstone at 02/03:00am EST

Distance from Cardwell 73.12km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
22.4°C	27.0°C	96%	21.7°C	1014.8hPa	6.2mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cardwell Marine Pde

Distance from Cardwell 0.97km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	31.5	31.3	30.7	29.2	27.1	25.3	24.8	25.9	27.6	29.3	30.6	31.5
Mean Min. °C	22.9	22.9	21.9	20.1	17.6	14.9	13.7	14.3	16.3	18.9	21.0	22.3
Mean Rain mm	442.0	464.0	399.0	208.2	94.4	46.6	31.3	29.4	38.8	54.6	117.3	195.3