Pooraka
in Salisbury of South Australia, Australia
Gulf Point Marina (marina, (8.840 mi)- Mylor Recreation Center (amusement park, (8.844 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 10:12 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:43 am and 6:50 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.393 and -31.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lajedo - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Discover Pooraka
The district Pooraka of in Salisbury (South Australia) is a subburb in Australia about 595 mi west of Canberra, the country's capital city.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Adelaide, Mitcham, 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: 22°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 5% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
24°C (74 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
29°C (85 °F)
21°C (70 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
22°C (71 °F)
Moderate rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
DRESSCIRCLE WARD ST
North Adelaide Boutique Stays Accommodation
Majestic Tynte Street Apartments
Sfera's Park Suites & Convention Centre
Comfort Inn & Suites Sombrero
ADELAIDE INN
ADELAIDE MERIDIEN HOTEL AND APARTMENTS
Adelaide DressCircle Apartments - Sussex St
MAWSON LAKES HOTEL AND FUNCTION CENTRE
Pooraka Motor Inn
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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.
Yatala Labour Prison
Yatala Labour Prison is a low- to high-security men's prison in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. It was built in 1854 to enable prisoners to work at the creek, quarrying rock for roads and construction. Originally known as The Stockade it acquired its current name from a local Aboriginal word. The prison has been expanded many times but still has functioning buildings that date to the 1850s.
Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
The Adelaide Pre-Release Centre is a minimum security Australian prison facility in Regency Park, South Australia, Australia.
Adelaide Women's Prison
The Adelaide Women's Prison is a maximum security Australian prison facility located in Northfield, South Australia, Australia. In 2006, the visits faculty was renovated by a community project of Edge Church.
Gepps Cross, South Australia
Gepps Cross (pronounced 'Jepps Cross') is a suburb and major road intersection in the north of Adelaide, South Australia. Gepps Cross is traditionally seen as the end of the inner suburbs and the start of the outer northern suburbs, as it was home to a major abattoir (now closed) with holding yards and other open space. It is the first significant open space encountered after the North Parklands.
Mawson Lakes, South Australia
Mawson Lakes is a suburb and new residential development in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, with the first land being released in 1998. Named in honor of Sir Douglas Mawson, it has a census area population of 10,872 people. The suburb is located in the northern suburbs of Adelaide around 12 km north of the Central business district.
Cavan, South Australia
Cavan is a suburb north of Adelaide, within the City of Salisbury local government area. The suburb was either named by Daniel Brady or B. Gillick, both probably Irish immigrants, after Cavan in County Cavan, Republic of Ireland. Brady purchased land and established the 1849 Cross Keys Hotel and Gillick the 1855 Cavan Arms Hotel. Cavan Post Office opened on 2 March 1959 and closed in 1974.
Northfield, South Australia
Northfield is a suburb of the greater Adelaide, South Australia area. The earliest known record of the name being used in reference to the area, is from the 1890s in conjunction with the North Field Athletics Club. Yatala Labour Prison is located in Northfield.
Endeavour College
Endeavour College is a Lutheran high school in Mawson Lakes, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.
Greenfields railway station
Greenfields railway station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located adjacent to Parafield Airport, in the northern Adelaide suburbs of Parafield and Parafield Gardens. It is located 15.5 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. The station was opened in 1969 and was originally referred to as 'Green Fields' in passenger timetables. Greenfields is one of only two stations on the Gawler line to have a pedestrian underpass (the other is Parafield Gardens).
Parafield Gardens railway station
Parafield Gardens railway station is a railway station on the Gawler railway line which is located adjacent to Parafield Airport, in the northern Adelaide suburbs of Parafield and Parafield Gardens. It is located 16.6 km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. Parafield Gardens is one of only two stations on the Gawler line to have a pedestrian underpass remaining (the other is Greenfields), as other stations have had theirs closed due to concerns with safety and vandalism.
Ingle Farm, South Australia
Ingle Farm is an established, residential suburb, with some parklands, of about 8,500 people in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located at the base of the Mount Lofty Ranges foothills, around 12 kilometres north-east of Adelaide's central business district. It covers an area of 4.47 km with a population density of 19.41 people per hectare in 2001.
Walkley Heights, South Australia
Walkley Heights is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The suburb is located on land formerly comprising the prison farm for Yatala Labour Prison, and includes fifty-five hectares of land formerly owned by R. M. Williams which was compulsorily acquired during the time of former State Premier Sir Thomas Playford.
Mawson Interchange
Mawson Interchange is a railway station and bus interchange in the new, developing suburb of Mawson Lakes, north of Adelaide, South Australia. The Interchange serves nearby residential and commercial developments and also the Mawson Lakes campus of the University of South Australia and Technology Park. Mawson Interchange is on the Gawler railway line. 14.3 km from Adelaide Railway Station.
Pooraka railway station
Pooraka railway station was located approximately 12.9 km by rail from Adelaide on the now closed Northfield branch line. The station opened in 1913, at the same time the Gepps Cross Abattoirs opened adjacent to the station. Pooraka station was located to the west of Main North Road. The station was closed to passengers in 1987 but some cattle trains still used the nearby stock ramp sidings until the early 1990s.
CSSIP
Cooperative Research Centre for Sensor Signal and Information Processing (CSSIP) was an organisation established under the Cooperative Research Centres Program of the Australian Government.
Para Hills West, South Australia
Para Hills West is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia and is within the City of Salisbury. It has two schools, Para Hills West Primary School and Para Hills High School.
Heritage College Adelaide
Heritage College Adelaide is an R-12 school founded in 1996 by the Christadelphians who wanted to create a learning environment where the Bible was the basic foundation. The College is located at Oakden in the north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. The College has approximately 400 students, as well as a Parents and Friends Community (PFA) and a Past Student Association (PSA).
Northfield railway station, Adelaide
Northfield railway station was located 14.3 km from Adelaide Railway Station. It was the terminus of the now defunct Northfield railway line and consisted of a single platform and shelter. It was closed in 1987, and has since been demolished.
Oakden, South Australia
Oakden is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located to the north-east of the Central Business District. It was established as a housing estate named Regent Gardens in the 1980s and is located on former Department of Agriculture land. It was then renamed 'Oakden' in 1993 after the maiden name of the wife of Osmond Gilles, who was South Australia's first Colonial Treasurer. Gilles married in 1825 to Patience Oakden at Hamburg, Germany, but she died in England in 1833.
Adelaide Hills bushfires (1939)
The Adelaide Hills bushfires of 1939 were a series of bushfires in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, which burned from 10-14 January. There had been ample rain during the winter of 1938 resulting in heavy understorey, but drought set in toward the end of the year. A heatwave in early January 1939 ensured the fuel load was very dry and particularly susceptible to fire. The fires were finally extinguished when thunderstorms arrived during the evening of the 14th.
Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium
The State Hockey Centre, set in South Australia’s State Sports Park, is a field hockey stadium in Adelaide, South Australia and offers a pitch used for both competition and training activities, complemented by amenities. The stadium, which has a spectator capacity of 10,000 is home to Hockey SA, the peak body for hockey in South Australia and to both Adelaide based teams in the Australian Hockey League, the men's Southern Hotshots since 1991 and the women's Southern Suns since 1993.
Adelaide Super-Drome
The Adelaide Super-Drome is located at Adelaide, South Australia's State Sports Park, Main North Road, Gepps Cross. It's manager is Graham McArthur, who can be contacted via the Management Office. The Super-Drome was designed by Architect Carlos Gnezda and was opened in 1993. From 1993 Michael Turtur was the manager and promoter, and was assisted by Ron Webb in bringing out international competitors.
Pooraka, South Australia
Pooraka is a suburb in Adelaide, South Australia. It is around 12 km north of the central business district. Pooraka East Post Office opened on 1 December 1965 and closed in 1986.
District Council of Yatala
The District Council of Yatala is a historic local government area of South Australia established in 1853.
Roma Mitchell Secondary College
Roma Mitchell Secondary College is a secondary school in Adelaide, South Australia, composed of three separate campuses, a special education "southern" campus, a coeducational campus and a girls' campus. The school was established by combining four previous schools, Ross Smith Secondary School, Enfield High School, Gepps Cross Girls High and Gepps Cross Senior School.