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Wandiligong - VIC

Wandiligong

Village

Position

DEG: -36.76683 146.981964

DMS: 36º 46' 0.59" S 146º 58' 55.07" E

UTM: 55 H 5930993mN 498390mE

Altitude: 364.27m

Place Type

Population - Village

Location

213.4kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 330 km (3 hours 51 mins)
254.95kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 460 km (5 hours 17 mins)
679.77kms North of Hobart - Driving 1064 km (1 day 3 hours)

Address & Contact

5 Gillards Ln
Wandiligong VIC 3744

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

The town was originally established as a mining settlement called Growler's Creek. For such things such as quartz and gold in the area. Its name is derived from the name of an aboriginal tribe whom originally occupied the area.
Wandiligong was established in the 1850s during the Victorian gold rush and at one stage the town was home to 2,000 people. The town as a whole is now registered with the National Trust of Australia as a historic landscape and is home to buildings with historic value such as the Manchester Unity hall—built in 1874.
The town is home to one of the largest apple orchards in the southern hemisphere.
The town is also known to grow tobacco crops as well.

PlaceID	52089

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Hotham at 01/09:30pm EST

Distance from Wandiligong 26.96km SE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
2.7°C	-0.3°C	40%	-9.5°C	hPa	0.0mm	CALM	0km/hr 0knots	0km/hr 0knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Hotham

Distance from Wandiligong 26.96km SE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	16.3	15.8	12.9	8.3	4.6	1.3	-0.1	0.6	3.4	7.2	11.2	13.5
Mean Min. °C	7.8	8.0	5.7	2.5	-0.1	-2.4	-3.7	-3.4	-1.7	0.5	3.8	5.4
Mean Rain mm	97.0	110.3	114.1	94.4	119.9	131.9	131.3	141.4	135.3	122.7	148.2	110.0