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Cape Sorell - TAS

Signal station residences at Macquarie Heads

Cape Sorell Lighthouse

Cape,Headland,Point

Position

DEG: -42.20146 145.18382

DMS: 42º 12' 5.26" S 145º 11' 1.76" E

UTM: 55 G 5326259mN 350061mE

Altitude: 50.28m

Place Type

Geography - Cape,Headland,Point

Location

191.99kms NorthWest of Hobart
487.53kms South of Melbourne

Address & Contact

Macquarie Heads TAS

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: https://lighthouses.org.au/tas/cape-sorell-lighthouse

Information

The Cape Sorell lighthouse was built in 1898-1899 as an aid to navigation into Macquarie Harbour. Detail and history are available at the internet link listed above.

The grounds of the light are open to the public but only accessible by boat. The tower is closed to the public.

PlaceID	47300

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Strahan to Wynyard via Murchison Hwy

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Cape Sorell at 02/12:00pm EST

Distance from Cape Sorell 1.18km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
11.2°C	8.2°C	71%	6.1°C	1029.1hPa	0.0mm	E	11km/hr 6knots	17km/hr 9knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cape Sorell

Distance from Cape Sorell 1.18km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	18.2	18.6	17.5	15.5	13.7	12.2	11.7	12.1	13.1	14.3	15.5	16.9
Mean Min. °C	11.8	12.1	11.5	10.3	9.0	7.6	7.1	7.3	7.9	8.7	9.6	10.8
Mean Rain mm	69.4	66.4	83.7	109.4	128.2	140.4	155.4	149.6	123.1	108.0	88.5	81.1