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Telstra Tower - ACT

Telstra Tower

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Telstra Tower

Canberra

Lake Burley Griffin

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -35.274349 149.0979

DMS: 35º 16' 27.66" S 149º 05' 52.44" E

UTM: 55 H 6094514mN 690810mE

Altitude: 806.46m

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

3.32kms West of Canberra - Driving 5.6 km (11 mins)
465.18kms NorthEast of Melbourne - Driving 666 km (6 hours 41 mins)
858.37kms North of Hobart - Driving 1400 km (1 day 6 hours)
942.14kms South of Brisbane - Driving 1200 km (12 hours 54 mins)

Address & Contact

100 Black Mountain Dr
Canberra ACT

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Information

Telstra Tower is a telecommunication tower that is situated above the summit of Black Mountain in Australia's capital city of Canberra. Rising 195.2 metres above the mountain summit, it is not only a landmark in Canberra but also offers panoramic views of the city and its surrounding countryside from an indoor observation deck, two outdoor viewing platforms and the tower's revolving restaurant.
Telstra Tower has become one of the most symbolic landmarks in Canberra and a major tourist attraction with a total of over six million visitors.
It was opened on 15 May 1980 by the then Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser.

PlaceID	97829

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Canberra at 20/09:30am EDT

Distance from Telstra Tower 10.05km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
20.2°C	20.7°C	72%	15.0°C	1019.6hPa	0.0mm	NNE	6km/hr 3knots	7km/hr 4knots

Closest Climatic Station

Tuggeranong (Isabella Plains) Aws

Distance from Telstra Tower 16.01km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.6	28.1	25.2	21.0	16.5	13.0	12.3	14.1	17.6	20.6	24.1	26.9
Mean Min. °C	14.3	14.3	11.2	6.7	2.5	1.2	-0.2	0.8	3.8	6.3	9.8	12.0
Mean Rain mm	50.7	73.7	51.7	27.8	22.1	48.6	41.3	49.0	60.5	57.0	74.3	69.2