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Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area - VIC

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -37.643747 144.833082

DMS: 37º 38' 37.48" S 144º 49' 59.1" E

UTM: 55 H 5831502mN 308822mE

Altitude: 137.89m

Address & Contact

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).

PlaceID	413802

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Closest Weather Station

Melbourne Airport at 02/05:30am EST

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area 2.42km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
6.5°C	2.1°C	90%	5.0°C	1032.6hPa	0.0mm	N	17km/hr 9knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Melbourne Airport

Distance from Burke & Wills Camp 2 & Aircraft Viewing Area 2.42km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	26.3	26.5	24.0	20.3	16.6	13.6	13.1	14.4	16.6	19.2	21.9	24.4
Mean Min. °C	13.7	14.1	12.6	10.2	8.3	6.2	5.4	5.9	7.0	8.4	10.4	12.0
Mean Rain mm	41.1	44.4	37.8	43.2	40.1	39.9	35.4	46.2	46.5	54.7	63.0	48.8