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Acheron - VIC

Approaching Acheron

Town

Position

DEG: -37.25518 145.703354

DMS: 37º 15' 18.65" S 145º 42' 12.07" E

UTM: 55 H 5876031mN 385014mE

Altitude: 193.81m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

90.13kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 122 km (1 hour 43 mins)
378.49kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 570 km (6 hours 18 mins)
640.13kms North of Hobart - Driving 855 km (1 day 1 hour)

Address & Contact

4147-4165 Maroondah Hwy
Acheron VIC 3714

Phone: (03) 5772 1100

Email: alexvic@virtual.net.au

Web: https://www.murrindindi.vic.gov.au/Our-Community/Visitors

Information

A few kilometres south of Alexandra, Acheron is a small, pretty town located on the scenic Maroondah Highway north-east of Melbourne, near the junction of the Acheron River and the Goulburn River. The town developed following the discovery of gold in Acheron River in 1870.

PlaceID	53372

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Cathkin to Alexandra Rail Trail

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Eildon Fire Tower at 02/04:00am EST

Distance from Acheron 13.32km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
7.1°C	3.8°C	85%	4.8°C	hPa	0.0mm	ENE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Eildon Fire Tower

Distance from Acheron 13.32km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	27.3	26.8	22.9	18.2	13.2	10.1	9.1	10.5	13.5	16.5	21.0	23.5
Mean Min. °C	13.4	13.8	11.4	9.1	6.5	4.8	3.8	4.3	5.7	7.2	9.8	11.0
Mean Rain mm	36.4	46.9	39.0	40.3	55.0	67.2	66.7	76.7	63.5	51.8	61.2	42.3