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Challicum Hills Wind Farm - VIC

Challicum Hills wind farm

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -37.400002 143.110001

DMS: 37º 24' 0.01" S 143º 06' 36" E

UTM: 54 H 5858663mN 686763mE

Altitude: 449.82m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

169.98kms West of Melbourne - Driving 191 km (2 hours 14 mins)
489.77kms SouthEast of Adelaide - Driving 554 km (6 hours 6 mins)
706.95kms NorthWest of Hobart - Driving 917 km (1 day 2 hours)

Address & Contact

Ballyrogan VIC

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

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Information

A wind farm of 35 turbines each of 1.5MW east of Ararat.

For more information see "http://www.geocities.com/daveclarkecb/Australia/WindVic.html#Challicum Hills wind farm"

PlaceID	80992

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Ben Nevis at 17/10:30am EST

Distance from Challicum Hills Wind Farm 20.71km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
4.1°C	-1.4°C	100%	4.1°C	hPa	0.2mm	WSW	22km/hr 12knots	35km/hr 19knots

Closest Climatic Station

Ararat Prison

Distance from Challicum Hills Wind Farm 43.43km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	26.8	27.0	23.8	19.5	15.4	12.3	11.7	13.0	15.1	18.0	21.5	24.5
Mean Min. °C	11.1	11.3	9.5	7.2	5.5	3.8	3.3	3.9	5.0	6.0	7.8	9.3
Mean Rain mm	39.8	33.1	31.1	42.1	51.9	55.3	62.7	69.3	61.2	57.1	45.6	38.5