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Knotts Crossing - NT

Knotts Crossing

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -14.436958 132.276722

DMS: 14º 26' 13.05" S 132º 16' 36.19" E

UTM: 53 L 8402207mN 206378mE

Altitude: 103.06m

Address & Contact

Knotts Crossing
Lansdowne NT 0850

Phone: (08) 8972 2650

Email: heritage.branch@nt.gov.au

Web: https://northernterritory.com/katherine-and-surrounds/see-and-do/knotts-crossing-katherine#panel-information

Information

Scenic picnic area on the Katherine River with nearby walks. Camping not permitted.Established in the early 1870s, the original township of Knotts Crossing consisted of a shanty pub and the Overland Telegraph Line Repeater Station.By 1888 the township had grown to include a hotel, general store and police station as well as the Overland Telegraph Line Repeater Station. In 1916 under government policy of restricting the supply of liquor in the NT, the hotel at Knott's Crossing lost its licence and the general store granted a 'gallon licence'. The Gallon Licence Store operated until 1942 when Katherine was bombed during World War II. A bomb fell in the vicinity and killed one person. Its crater remains today.The Crossing was named after Frederick George Knott and his wife Kate who were the first people to farm the north side of the river. They ran the Gallon Licence Store from 1927 until 1935. After George's death Kate ran the store from 1935 until 1948.Three boab trees, which are over 100 years old, were planted by Tom Pearce with seeds from Bradshaw's Run. This site has the primary heritage value and the associated physical elements contribute to make this place of major social significance to the Katherine region and the Northern Territory generally.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Tindal at 03/05:00pm CST

Distance from Knotts Crossing 14.86km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
27.0°C	22.0°C	16%	-0.9°C	1013.7hPa	0.0mm	E	15km/hr 8knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Katherine Aviation Museum

Distance from Knotts Crossing 0.82km SW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.6	33.9	34.2	34.0	32.1	30.1	30.4	32.3	35.8	37.7	37.4	35.9
Mean Min. °C	24.2	23.9	23.1	20.8	16.8	13.8	13.0	14.6	20.1	23.7	24.6	24.5
Mean Rain mm	261.9	243.7	207.3	45.9	5.0	0.4	1.1	1.7	6.8	33.2	88.1	223.9