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Binalong Bay - TAS

Binalong Bay

View over the Bay of Fires towards Eddystone Point

The foreshore is decorated by lichen covered rocks

Lichen decorated rocks form a safe anchorage

Binalong Bay

Town

Position

DEG: -41.248989 148.312149

DMS: 41º 14' 56.36" S 148º 18' 43.74" E

UTM: 55 G 5432772mN 609939mE

Altitude: 8.75m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

198.83kms NorthEast of Hobart - Driving 263 km (3 hours 19 mins)
477.76kms SouthEast of Melbourne - Driving 710 km (23 hours 43 mins)

Address & Contact

12 Main Rd
Binalong Bay TAS 7216

Phone: N/A

Email: sthelenscoc@gmail.com

Web: https://www.visitsthelenstasmania.com.au/our-area/the-bay-of-fires-binalong-bay

Information

Binalong Bay is up there with Tasmania’s best beaches, offering hourglass-fine white sand, azure blue waters and granite rocks - which are speckled with orange lichen that gives the view an attractive glow. These rocks are nicely rounded and protrude above the water on low tides - a photographer’s delight! Binalong Bay also offers an array of accommodation, fishing and diving facilities, and a general store and cafe.
It is the southern end of the Bay of Fires which runs all the way from Binalong Bay to Eddystone Point. That is 61 km by road but probably about 35 km in a straight line. The southern headland is formed by huge boulders with many smaller boulders surrounding them. Their unique feature is patches of rusty coloured lichen that stands out against the brownie grey of the granite.
The bay was named by Captain Tobias Furneaux in 1773, because of the many fires that he observed along that strip of coast.

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Bay of Fires

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

St Helens at 02/02:48am EST

Distance from Binalong Bay 10.28km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
5.3°C	2.1°C	97%	4.9°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	N	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

St Helens Aerodrome

Distance from Binalong Bay 10.28km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	22.7	21.8	20.8	18.4	16.0	13.9	13.5	14.3	15.9	17.3	19.3	21.0
Mean Min. °C	13.2	13.3	11.5	9.6	7.1	5.4	4.8	5.4	6.5	7.8	10.3	11.5
Mean Rain mm	50.7	64.2	64.2	58.2	45.8	61.0	46.2	70.5	52.6	65.6	70.6	47.9