Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area - VIC

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DEG: -37.643747 144.833082
DMS: 37º 38' 37.48" S 144º 49' 59.1" E
UTM: 55 H 5831502mN 308822mE
Altitude: 137.89m

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1 C743
Melbourne Airport VIC 3045
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This spot just off the main highway near Bulla is accessed by turning into Oaklands Road. It's a great place to watch planes landing and taking off from Melbourne's Tullamorine airport.However, take a moment to reflect upon the ill fated Burke & Wills expedition that camped near here on their 2nd night on Tuesday August 21, 1860. Nearby was a hotel called the Inverness Hotel and on this land the Burke & Wills Expedition party made camp 2. The land on which the Inverness Hotel was standing was acquired to build the Tullamarine Airport and the hotel demolished in the 1970s. There is nothing to mark the site of Camp 2 (sometimes referred to as Bulla or Inverness).
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Closest Weather Station

Melbourne Airport at 06/04:00pm EDT
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area 2.42km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
25.4°C21.4°C39%10.4°C1015.6hPa0.0mmS22km/hr
12knots
33km/hr
18knots

Closest Climatic Station

Melbourne Airport
Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area 2.42km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C26.326.524.020.316.613.613.114.416.619.221.924.4
Mean Min. °C13.714.112.610.28.36.25.45.97.08.410.412.0
Mean Rain mm41.144.437.843.240.139.935.446.246.554.763.048.8

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