Foster - VIC

  Town

Position

DEG: -38.652748 146.200729
DMS: 38º 39' 9.89" S 146º 12' 2.63" E
UTM: 55 H 5721454mN 430452mE
Altitude: 38.82m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

142.84kms SouthEast of Melbourne - Driving 174 km (2 hours 12 mins)
456.75kms SouthWest of Canberra - Driving 644 km (7 hours 25 mins)
479.38kms North of Hobart - Driving 906 km (1 day 2 hours)

Address & Contact

46 Main St
Foster VIC 3960
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

Foster is a town of a little over 2,000 people on the South Gippsland Highway at the northern end of Wilson's Promintory. It is a useful location for a tour of the area, with a day trip to Tidal River on the Promintory a popular choice. The town has fuel supply and a range of shops including supermarkets.

It is home to the Prom Central Caravan Park which is a caravan and camping park of reasonable standard with old but clean amenities and a camp kitchen. The park can become crowded at summer holiday time.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Pound Creek at 22/06:00am EDT
Distance from Foster 33.95km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
8.7°C7.2°C97%8.3°C1019.6hPa0.0mmN6km/hr
3knots
9km/hr
5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Wonthaggi
Distance from Foster 52.69km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C23.924.622.619.716.614.213.514.416.018.120.021.9
Mean Min. °C13.013.412.210.38.66.66.16.77.78.810.411.6
Mean Rain mm48.146.761.379.198.296.598.6102.189.287.269.961.2

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