Touring Avondale
Avondale in Lake Macquarie Shire (New South Wales) is a town located in Australia about 203 mi (or 327 km) north-east of Canberra, the country's capital place.
Time in Avondale is now 06:42 AM (Monday). The local timezone is named Australia / Sydney with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 9 airports nearby Avondale, of which two are larger airports. The closest airport in Australia is Aeropelican Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 17 km), East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Australia is Australian Convict Sites in a distance of 41 mi (or 66 km), North-West. Also, if you like the game of golf, there are several options within driving distance.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Sydney, Parramatta, Katoomba, Canberra and Carrolls Creek. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Evening Temperature | 27°C / 80 °F |
Night Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 6% |
Air Humidity | 57% |
Air Pressure | 1014 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
20°C (69 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
21°C (70 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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ElephantShop Episode 5 of 7- Journey to India
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ElephantShop Episode 7 of 7- Come to the Elephant Shop
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Avondale College
Avondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Avondale College has two campuses, the Lake Macquarie campus being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong, New South Wales. The other campus is located at Sydney Adventist Hospital in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga and is the main campus of the nursing school.
Cooranbong, New South Wales
Cooranbong is a town and rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, west of the town of Morisset off the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway. The town's name is derived from the Aboriginal word "Kour-an-bong", meaning "rocky bottom creek" or "water over rocks".
Dora Creek, New South Wales
Dora Creek is a small rural suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, located west of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales and north of the town of Morisset. Dora Creek is named for the creek running through its centre, and was originally known as Doree Doree in the local Aboriginal language, which means "Creek running into a lake". There is an interesting geological phenomena at Dora Creek's connection to the lake.
Awabakal people
The Awabakal people, a group of indigenous people of Australia, are those Australian Aborigines that were united by a common language, strong ties of kinship and survived as skilled hunter–fisher–gatherers in family groups or clans scattered along the coastal area of what is now known as the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Their traditional territory spreads from Wollombiin the south, to the Lower Hunter River near Newcastle and Lake Macquarie in the north.
Dora Creek railway station
Dora Creek railway station is a railway station located on the Main North railway line at Dora Creek, New South Wales, Australia. it is served by electric trains of CityRail's Newcastle & Central Coast Line. The station opened in 1889 with two side platforms. It originally had a substantial weatherboard building on the down side, this was demolished in the 1990s and replaced with the current lightweight structures and is now unattended by station staff.
Morisset railway station
Morisset Railway Station is located in Morisset, New South Wales, Australia on the Main North railway line. Opening in 1887, the station has two platforms. The station is served by intercity trains to Sydney and Newcastle on the Newcastle and Central Coast Line, and is the terminus for off-peak local services to Newcastle. The construction of the Sydney to Newcastle line through Morisset led to the downfall of thriving local community Cooranbong, which was the point which river shipments landed.
Avondale School (Cooranbong)
This article is about the school in New South Wales, Australia. See also Avondale School (Wiltshire) and various entities named Avondale High School (disambiguation) Avondale School File:Avondale School logo.