Todd Obelisk - SA

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -33.92944 141.002502
DMS: 33º 55' 45.98" S 141º 00' 9.01" E
UTM: 54 H 6245668mN 500231mE
Altitude: 27.87m

Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

247.19kms NorthEast of Adelaide - Driving 306 km (4 hours 29 mins)
559.98kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 734 km (8 hours 44 mins)
760.48kms West of Canberra - Driving 993 km (11 hours 19 mins)

Address & Contact

Chowilla Game Reserve
South Australia
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This Cairn was erected in 1868 after the South Australian Government Observer and Superintendant of Telegraphs, Charles Todd was sent to the area to determine the correct 141st Meridian of Longitude.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Lake Victoria at 02/09:00am EDT
Distance from Todd Obelisk 27.13km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
17.0°C14.6°C42%4.2°ChPa0.0mmNE6km/hr
3knots
km/hr
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Closest Climatic Station

Lake Victoria Storage
Distance from Todd Obelisk 27.13km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C32.131.628.423.519.015.715.317.220.423.727.330.3
Mean Min. °C16.516.514.010.57.75.85.36.18.110.613.215.3
Mean Rain mm19.519.414.618.123.723.124.923.724.127.323.720.7

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