Explore Dorset Vale
The district Dorset Vale of in Onkaparinga (South Australia) is located in Australia about 590 mi west of Canberra, the country's capital.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mitcham, Adelaide, Honiton, Koomooloo and Loxton. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
Evening Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
Night Temperature | 14°C / 58 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 50% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
31°C (88 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
22°C (71 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Ascending Pole Road (w/ on screen telemetry)
Relaxed dawn ascent of the (always serene) Pole Road to Upper Sturt Road - 11 January 2013; strava notes the ascent at 4:56. Such a hidden gem, known only (it seems) to a few locals. Go...
Mountain Bike Riding
Belair National Park South Australia , mountain bike on part of The Adventure Trail.
Warrawong Earth Sanctuary, Adelaide Hills, South Australia
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Transpose 2 - HHS Cabaret Fund-raiser
Heathfield High School Europe Trip Fund-raiser, Transpose 2 as a supporting act. This clip features 2 of the 6 pieces played (Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree & Good Time) Thank you...
Hills Little Athletics Centre Tiny Tots Long Jump
Jack and Ronan doing Long Jump - Tiny Tots March 2011.
DATTA @ Heathfield High
20th August 2014 - Heathfield High hosted our Week 5 PD session. Fantastic workshops and presentations, this is just a short snippet of the night. Please check out our website for more PD...
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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.
Belair National Park
Belair National Park (formerly known as Belair Recreation Park) is a national park in South Australia, 13 km south of Adelaide, covering an 835ha area. It was proclaimed in 1891 and was the first National Park in South Australia, second in Australia (after Sydney's Royal National Park which was proclaimed in 1879) and the tenth in the world.
Scott Creek Conservation Park
Scott Creek Conservation Park is a conservation park in South Australia, approximately 20 km south of Adelaide.
City of Mitcham
The City of Mitcham is a local government area in the foothills of eastern Adelaide, South Australia. Within its bounds is Flinders University, South Australia's third largest and the notable, affluent suburb of Springfield which contains some of the city's most expensive properties. The City of Mitcham was founded in 1853 and was the first local government area formally founded in South Australia after the City of Adelaide.
Upper Sturt, South Australia
Upper Sturt is a suburb in the inner south of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is nestled in the lower reaches of the Mount Lofty Ranges with the Western Half located in the City of Mitcham local government area, and the eastern portion located in the Adelaide Hills Council Local Government Area. Upper Sturt Primary School was founded in 1878, and has approximately 40 students. Upper Sturt Post Office opened on 1 March 1880.
Mount Bold Reservoir
Mount Bold Reservoir is the largest reservoir in South Australia with a maximum capacity of over forty-six thousand megalitres. Costing A$1.1 million, the reservoir took six years to construct on the Onkaparinga River system between 1932 and 1938. The reservoir does not connect directly to the main reticulation system; rather, to maintain levels at Clarendon Weir, water is released only as required.
Aberfoyle Park, South Australia
Aberfoyle Park is a southern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Onkaparinga, South Australia. It has a shopping mall called "The Hub", several primary schools and a public high school, one of the biggest in the state.
Heathfield, South Australia
Heathfield is an exclusive township in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia near Stirling. It is home to Heathfield High School, Heathfield Primary School, Heathfield Oval, the Heathfield Waste Depot, Heathfield General Store, Mount Lofty Sand and Metal, Masonic homes (retirement Village), Nirvana Farm (multi award winning biodynamic farm) and Chris Dutton Subaru, along with numerous walking trails. Heathfield is also located within close proximity to Mount Lofty Ranges.
Aberfoyle Park High School
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Mount Lofty railway station
Mount Lofty Railway Station is a railway station in South Australia, on the former Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line, located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Stirling. The station opened in 1883 and it is located 31.0 km (19m41c) by rail from the Adelaide Railway Station. It is the highest railway station between Adelaide and Melbourne. Two platforms were provided. The north or 'Down' platform is 125.0 metres long and the south or 'Up' platform is 103.6 metres long.
Ironbank, South Australia
Ironbank is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is in the City of Onkaparinga and Adelaide Hills Council local government areas. At the 2006 census, Ironbank had a population of 523.
Warrawong Sanctuary
Warrawong Sanctuary is a wildlife reserve near Adelaide, South Australia. Warrawong was established by Dr John Wamsley to conserve endangered Australian wildlife. He purchased the first 35 acres, a degraded dairy farm, in 1969, with 50 acres later added Wamsley eradicated all feral plants and animals from the sanctuary and erected a surrounding fence to preserve the sanctuary's feral free state.
Mylor, South Australia
Mylor (postcode 5153) is a small village in the Adelaide Hills.
Craigburn Farm, South Australia
Craigburn Farm is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia near the Sturt Gorge Recreation Park, maintaining many parks and reserves throughout the suburb. The suburb commenced when a portion of Minda Home’s Craigburn Farm was subdivided in the late 1990s.
Chandlers Hill, South Australia
Chandlers Hill is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5159.
Cherry Gardens, South Australia
Cherry Gardens is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157.
Coromandel East, South Australia
Coromandel East is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the City of Onkaparinga and has postcode 5157. Coromandel East, and its neighbouring suburb, Coromandel Valley, gain their name from a ship, the Coromandel, which arrived in Holdfast Bay from London in 1837 with 156 English settlers. After the ship reached the shore, some of its sailors deserted, intending to remain behind in South Australia, and took refuge in the hills in the Coromandel Valley region.
Dorset Vale, South Australia
Dorset Vale is a semi-rural suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It lies within the Adelaide Hills Council and the City of Onkaparinga.
Hawthorndene, South Australia
Hawthorndene is a southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia located in the Adelaide Hills.
Madurta railway station
Madurta railway station was 33.8 km (21m18ch) by rail from Adelaide, South Australia, on the now closed Bridgewater line. The station was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Aldgate, east of the Cricklewood Road level crossing, which is at the intersection of Cricklewood Road, Milan Terrace and Madurta Avenue Heathfield. Facilities consisted of a 67.1 metre long platform and a shelter shed.
Heathfield railway station, Adelaide
Heathfield railway station was located on the now closed Bridgewater line 33.0 km (20m42ch) by rail from Adelaide, South Australia. Facilities consisted of an 85.3 metre long platform and a shelter. The station was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Heathfield, at the north of the end of Keithley Road, and south of Bogaduck Road, Aldgate. It was close to Heathfield High School and as a result was well patronised by the students.
Upper Sturt railway station
Upper Sturt railway station was on the now closed Bridgewater line located 28.9 km (18m 17ch) by rail from Adelaide, South Australia. Facilities consisted of an 80.5-metre-long platform and a shelter. The station was located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Upper Sturt between the end of Station Road, a dead end street branching off Upper Sturt Road, and the end of Isling Road, a dead-end street branching off Sheoak Road (which is now in Crafers West).
Nalawort railway station
Nalawort railway station was located on the now closed Bridgewater line approximately 28.4 km by rail from Adelaide, South Australia. The station was located near Railway Terrace (off Princes Avenue) in what is now the suburb of Crafers West. Facilities provided are not known. Nalawort was opened in the 1920s as a stopping place for rail motors, suggesting it was opened when the Brill Model 75 class Railcars (known as Barwell Bulls) entered service. The station was closed in the late 1950s.
Long Gully railway station
Long Gully railway station is located in Belair National Park, South Australia. It is about 26.7km by railway from Adelaide Railway Station. The original plan was for the siding to be named "Minnow".
National Park railway station
National Park railway station was a railway station on the now closed Bridgewater line located in Belair National Park, South Australia, about 25.4km by railway from Adelaide Railway Station. Facilities consisted of a 80m platform and shelter shed. The station was popular with bike riders on weekends. The station was closed in 1987 when services on the Bridgewater line ceased. The platform and shelter shed have since been demolished.
Yantaringa railway station
Yantaringa railway station was located about 41 km by rail from Adelaide Railway Station. Yantaringa (which takes its name from an aboriginal word for "big lookout") was on the Melbourne-Adelaide railway in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Verdun, and is a few hundred metres to the east of the Yantaringa Tunnel. The station/siding opened in the late 19th century (c1883). In 1925 it became a stopping place for rail motors. The station/siding closed in 1964.