Delve into Dodges Ferry
The district Dodges Ferry of in Sorell (Tasmania) is a subburb in Australia about 529 mi south of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 20°C / 68 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 52% |
Air Pressure | 1021 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
14°C (58 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 25th of November 2024
19°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sorell Barracks
Videos from this area
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Marine isopod Zuzara venosa
Another cute critter. This one's Zuzara venosa, a marine isopod (garden slaters are isopods too). This species occurs in SE Aus in Vic, Tas and SA. This one was filmed at Bambra Reef, Roches...
Hobart Airport Tourist Park - Dulcot Cabins presented by Peter Bellingham Photography
Hobart Airport Tourist Park - Dulcot Cabins.
Hobart Airport Tourist Park - Cremorne Cabin presented by Peter Bellingham Photography
Hobart Airport Tourist Park - Cremorne Cabin.
Australië/Tasman Peninsula - Farmers markt te Sorrel en de Historic Town Richmond,
Vandaag een bezoek aan het plaatsje Sorrel met haar farmers markt. Gezellig, ongedwongen en gemoedelijk waar van alles te verkrijgen is. Via de Coal River Valley met haar Tasmaanse wijnvelden...
Hobart Airport Approach & Landing - Runway 12 - Cessna 172S
My approach and landing to Hobart Airport in a Cessna 172S.
Hobart airport plane take off. (Virgin airlines 737)
I know this may be boring for some but anyways... This is a vid of a plane take off from Hobart airport Tasmania. Btw this is my first ever time out of Tassie and first time on a plane! This...
BIG4 Hobart Airport Tourist Park presented by Peter Bellingham Photography
BIG4 Hobart Airport Tourist Park.
Landing at Hobart Airport from Melbourne
Landing at Hobart Airport in a Jetstar Airbus A320, flight from Melbourne.
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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.
Sorell, Tasmania
Sorell is a town in Tasmania, Australia, south-east of Hobart. It is located on the Tasman Highway at the junction with the Arthur Highway. At the 2006 census, Sorell had a population of 1,546, and at the 2011 census, a population of 2,476. Sorell was name after William Sorell, the third Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land. Historically, it was known as a major town on the route from Hobart to Port Arthur on the Tasman Peninsula.
Midway Point, Tasmania
Midway Point is an outlying suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the local government area of Sorell Council, and is located on a small peninsula with Orielton Lagoon on its eastern side and Pitt Water on its southern and western sides. The suburb meets the mid-way point of the Sorell Causeway from Hobart to Sorell, hence the name. The suburb lies close to Hobart International Airport and is approximately 21 km to Hobart via the Tasman Highway.
Lauderdale, Tasmania
Lauderdale is a town on the outskirts of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. The population of Lauderdale is approximately 2,388 (2006 census). It is in the local government area of City of Clarence. The town is situated on the eastern side of a thin Isthmus that connects the South Arm peninsula to the mainland. It faces Ralphs Bay, and the majority of Lauderdale's population live along Roches Beach, which faces Frederick Henry Bay.
Penna, Tasmania
Penna is a suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is north of Midway Point. Frogmore Post Office opened on 30 October 1914. It was renamed Penna next month and closed in 1955.
Sorell Causeway
The Sorell Causeway is a causeway that stretches from the western side of Midway Point across Orielton Lagoon to Sorell. Together with Mcgees Bridge (that connects the eastern side of Midway Point) they connect Sorell with Hobart via the Tasman Highway. In colonial times, the Richmond Bridge had been the primary crossing point of the Coal River on the road from Hobart to Sorell and beyond to the Tasman Peninsula and Port Arthur.
Frederick Henry Bay
Frederick Henry Bay is a body of water in the southeast of Tasmania, Australia. It is located to the east of the South Arm peninsula, and west of the Tasman Peninsula. Towns on the coast of the bay include Lauderdale, Seven Mile Beach, Dodges Ferry and Primrose Sands. The bay is accessible via Storm Bay from the south, and provides further access to Norfolk Bay to its east. The bay contains Seven Mile Beach on its northern shores, the closest surfing beach to Hobart.
Sandford, Tasmania
Sandford is a town located on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Clarence. Sandford is also home to the Sandford Rifle Club which is located in Rifle Range Road. It is far enough from the Tasmanian capital of Hobart to consist largely of bushland, but near enough to be within commuting distance.
Cremorne, Tasmania
Cremorne is a town located on the South Arm Peninsula on the outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the City of Clarence. The 2011 census found the Cremorne postcode area to have the highest median personal income in Tasmania, at $749 per week.
Roches Beach, Tasmania
Roches Beach is a suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area, between Lauderdale and Seven Mile Beach. At the 2011 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 214.
Acton Park, Tasmania
Acton Park is a rural suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia. It is in the City of Clarence local government area. It's 2006 population was 2,129. Acton Park is bounded to the east by the southern portion of the Meehan Range to the south by Ralph's Bay and to the east, Roches Beach, Single Hill and Seven Mile Beach. It is one of the more sought after living locations due to its easy commuting distance to Hobart, and because of the semi rural character of the suburb itself.
Sorell Council
Sorell Council is a local government area of Tasmania, Australia. The municipality of Sorell is one of the fastest growing areas in Tasmania. Marion Bay, on the council's east coast, is host to the Tasmanian Falls Festival, an annual event first held in Tasmania on New Year's Eve in December 2003.
Mcgees Bridge
Mcgees Bridge and causeway crosses Pitt Water within the greater area of Hobart, Tasmania. The bridge provides a vital link between Hobart and two of Tasmania's principal tourist attractions - Port Arthur Historic Site on the Tasman Peninsula and the picturesque East Coast via the Tasman Highway.
Orielton Lagoon
Orielton Lagoon is a shallow Lagoon located west of Sorell in Tasmania, Australia.
936 ABC Hobart
936 ABC Hobart is the ABC Local Radio station for Hobart, Tasmania, owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It broadcasts on 936 kHz on the AM band.
Spectacle Island (Tasmania)
Spectacle Island is an island, with an area of 3.5 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Little Spectacle Island
Little Spectacle Island is a small island, with an area of 0.62 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas, and adjacent Spectacle Island.
Barren Island (Tasmania)
Barren Island is a small island, with an area of 0.53 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Hog Island (Tasmania)
Hog Island is a small island nature reserve, with an area of 0.35 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Sloping Island
Sloping Island, incorporating the adjacent Sloping Reef, is an island nature reserve, with an area of 117 ha, in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Woody Island (Tasmania)
Woody Island is an island in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas.
Lauderdale Oval
Lauderdale Oval or Lauderdale Sports Ground is a suburban Australian rules football and cricket ground situated in the beach-side Hobart suburb of Lauderdale, Tasmania. It is home of the Lauderdale Football Club in the Tasmanian State League and has been used by the Lauderdale Football Club since 1948 in both amateur and country football. In 1998, Lauderdale Oval underwent upgrades for increased lighting, enabling the ground to be used for night football in the Southern Football League.
Sloping Island Group
The Sloping Island Group is a group of small islands in south-eastern Australia, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tasmania around the Tasman and Forestier Peninsulas. The group consists of: Sloping Island Barren Island Fulham Island Hog Island King George Island Smooth Island Spectacle Island Little Spectacle Island Visscher Island Woody Island
Coal Mines Historic Site
Coal Mines Historic Site was, for a period of 15 years (1833–48), a convict probation station and the site of Tasmania's first operational coal mine, "serving as a place of punishment for the 'worst class' of convicts from Port Arthur".
1946 Australian National Airways DC-3 crash
On Sunday 10 March 1946 a Douglas DC-3 aircraft departed from Hobart, Australia for a flight to Melbourne. The aircraft crashed into the sea with both engines operating less than 2 minutes after takeoff. All twenty-five people on board the aircraft died. It was Australia's worst civil aviation accident. An investigation panel was promptly established to investigate the accident.
South Arm Important Bird Area
The South Arm Important Bird Area is a disjunct tract of mainly intertidal land on the eastern outskirts of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.