Lakeland - QLD

  Town

Position

DEG: -15.85866 144.857178
DMS: 15º 51' 31.18" S 144º 51' 25.84" E
UTM: 55 L 8245526mN 270530mE
Altitude: 265.54m

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Address & Contact

81
Lakeland QLD 4871
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Information

Lakeland is a relatively recent settlement, built to service the agricultural activities in Laura Valley. Lying at the junction of the Mulligan Way to Cooktown and the Peninsula Development Road, the business community caters for passing traffic.

Lakeland's name does not relate to the terrain. The settlement was named after Billy Lakeland who first marked trails to Coen and Batavia (Wenlock). Not a bad chap to know - he found gold and wolfram on the Peninsula as well.

Today the Lakeland region boasts a variety of crops including pawpaw, sunflower, teak, sandalwood, watermelon, African mahogany, passion fruit, pineapples, pongamia (a tree which produces a diesel substitute), seeds for fodder, and 2 large banana farms. Swiss Farms are also leaders in the production of compost for their own and others agricultural use thus reducing the need for fertilisers.

There are also still several working cattle properties in the region.

The Lakeland township is located 81 km south west of Cooktown at the junction of the Mulligan Highway and the Peninsula Development Road. Although small it services this busy region and is a popular stopping place for travelers and locals going to Cape York.

There is a roadhouse, coffee shop and store, hotel and caravan park that offers accommodation and safe van storage.
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Closest Weather Station

Cooktown at 24/09:37am EST
Distance from Lakeland 57.8km NE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
28.7°C27.8°C68%22.2°C1013.0hPa0.0mmESE30km/hr
16knots
46km/hr
25knots

Closest Climatic Station

Cooktown Airport
Distance from Lakeland 57.8km NE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C31.831.630.429.127.726.726.127.028.830.431.532.2
Mean Min. °C24.324.323.822.920.719.417.718.220.922.623.824.5
Mean Rain mm280.3295.7390.8156.736.628.521.817.67.224.671.0154.0

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