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Eddystone Point - TAS

Eddystone Point Lighthouse

Eddystone Point

Lighthouse

Ansons Bay Lighthouse (credit: Mark Grey Landscapes)

Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -40.99329 148.34812

DMS: 40º 59' 35.84" S 148º 20' 53.21" E

UTM: 55 G 5461113mN 613392mE

Altitude: 14.35m

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

226.2kms North of Hobart
457.72kms SouthEast of Melbourne

Address & Contact

Eddystone TAS

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Information

This place is called larapuna part of the landscape extending south to Binalongu Bay, Eddystone point is a name given by English navigator captain Tobias Furneaux in 1773, aboard HMS Adventure, inspired by the famous lighthouse near Plymouth in the English Channel a further 100 years would pass before construction of a lighthouse here at larapuna.

PlaceID	46597

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Larapuna (Eddystone Point) at 02/05:30am EST

Distance from Eddystone Point 0.13km NW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
8.6°C	4.7°C	89%	6.9°C	1030.6hPa	0.0mm	W	17km/hr 9knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Eddystone Point

Distance from Eddystone Point 0.13km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	21.0	21.2	20.4	18.1	15.8	13.8	13.1	13.7	14.9	16.4	17.9	19.5
Mean Min. °C	13.6	14.2	13.3	11.5	9.7	8.0	7.1	7.2	8.0	9.1	10.8	12.2
Mean Rain mm	45.4	46.6	57.7	66.2	65.5	74.2	75.2	71.9	63.2	68.9	60.4	59.8