Gormanston
in West Coast of Tasmania, Australia

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
-42.075 and 145.597 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
S -42° 4' 29" and E 145° 35' 48"
Currency and Currency Code:
Dollar - AUD
Spoken languages:
English
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 10:18 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Australia/Hobart
UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:46 am and 8:18 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
39.673 and -31.112 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Vila do Corvo
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Delve into Gormanston

Gormanston in West Coast (Tasmania) with it's 169 habitants is located in Australia about 506 mi (or 815 km) south of Canberra, the country's capital town.

Current time in Gormanston is now 10:18 AM (Friday). The local timezone is named Australia / Hobart with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Gormanston. The closest airport in Australia is Queenstown Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's Tasmanian Wilderness in a distance of 115 mi (or 185 km), North. 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: Hobart, Currie, Melbourne, and . To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 18°C / 64 °F

Morning Temperature 9°C / 48 °F
Evening Temperature 13°C / 55 °F
Night Temperature 10°C / 50 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 40%
Air Pressure 1016 hPa
Wind Speed Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Clear sky, covering 2% of sky
General Conditions Sky is clear

Friday, 15th of November 2024

13°C (56 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.

Saturday, 16th of November 2024

15°C (59 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 17th of November 2024

17°C (63 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Penghana Bed & Breakfast

Address
2,3 mi
32 Esplanade
7467 Queenstown
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Comfort Inn Gold Rush

Address
1,7 mi
65 Batchelor Street
7467 Queenstown
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


WEST COASTER MOTEL

Address
1,7 mi
BATCHELOR STREET
7467 QUEENSTOWN
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Queenstown Motor Lodge

Address
2,0 mi
54-58 Orr Street
7467 Queenstown
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Mt Lyell Anchorage

Address
2,2 mi
17 Cutten Street
7467 Queenstown
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


The Empire Hotel

Address
2,2 mi
2 Orr Street
7467 Queenstown
Australia

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Lyell Highway out of Queenstown [Go Pro]

Published: February 02, 2014
Length: 00:00 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jvl81

a drive up the Lyell Highway out of Queenstown in Tasmania - this is a truly spectacular road and forms part of one of the Targa Tasmania stages.


Queenstown Views, Tasmania, October 2009

Published: October 10, 2009
Length: 42:19 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: TheNatureofOne

Views of Queenstown, West Coast of Tasmania. October, 2009.


WILD WEST QUEENSTOWN!!

Published: November 26, 2012
Length: 01:09 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: CoffeeKvetch

Making our way back from the remote West Coast of Tasmania, we pulled in to the last outpost on the moon; the copper mining town of Queenstown. Copyright CoffeeKvetch 2012, All Rights Reserved.


Jaguar TWR XJS -Queenstown Hill - In car on 2008 Targa Tasmania

Published: April 27, 2013
Length: 03:03 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: TargaJaguar

Our 1985 Jaguar TWR JaguarSport XJS climbs the 99 bends of the Queenstown hill in the 2008 Targa Tasmania. This year it was dry at least. www.bluemountainsgetaways.com.


Targa Tasmania 2010 TS35 Queenstown Car 736

Published: May 09, 2010
Length: 11:09 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: makattkd

Gavin James & Tim Kulhanek place the fastest time for the entire field over the 99 bends out of Queenstown.


Tours-TV.com: Queenstown, Tasmania

Published: January 09, 2015
Length: 52:26 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: ToursTV Com

Australia : Tasmania. See on map http://tours-tv.com/en/Queenstown-Tasmania .


Tasmanian Wilderness Railway Steam Train..warming up.

Published: February 29, 2008
Length: 53:24 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jdisnow

Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. The Mt Lyell No 1 Engine preparing for its day of hauling, slowly bubbling and wheezing into life. The West Coast Wilderness Railway, Tasmania is a reconstruction...


Dangerous mountain pass in Tasmania

Published: October 30, 2006
Length: 40:27 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: rainey06au

This video was taken while driving out of Queenstown on the Lyell Highway in Tasmania. At the end of the video you can see an amazing waterfall which is well over 100 metres tall.


Targa Tasmania 2014

Published: May 17, 2014
Length: 14:33 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Martin Duursma

The Queenstown stage was rather wet, here you can see both Marc and I having a laugh as the car is sliding around going up the mountain... The Lotus Exige V6 performed like a champ, just wish...


Tasmanian Wilderness Railway Steam Train

Published: October 06, 2011
Length: 36:59 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: jdisnow

Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia. The Mt Lyell No 1 Engine preparing for its day of hauling, slowly bubbling and wheezing into life.


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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.

West Coast Range

The West Coast Range of Tasmania is a group of mountains in the West Coast area of Tasmania in Australia that lies to the west of the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers National Park The range has had a significant number of mines utilising the geologically rich zone of Mount Read Volcanics.

Located at -42.0833, 145.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain ranges of Tasmania, History of Tasmania, Western Tasmania, West Coast Range (Tasmania), Huon Pine

Mount Lyell (Tasmania)

Mount Lyell is a mountain in the West Coast Range, Tasmania, named by Charles Gould in 1863 after another geologist Charles Lyell. It was named during the nineteenth century controversy about the theory of evolution put forward by Charles Darwin, Lyell was a supporter of Darwin's. It was also the common short name of the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company.

Located at -42.0506, 145.613 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountains of Tasmania, West Coast Range (Tasmania)

Gormanston, Tasmania

Gormanston is a town in Tasmania on the slopes of Mount Owen, above the town of Queenstown in Tasmania's West Coast. At the 2006 census, Gormanston had a population of 167. It lies at the shoulder between Mount Lyell and Mount Owen and is south or 'up the hill' from an equally abandoned community, the remains of the townsite of Linda which is at the northern side of the Linda Valley.

Located at -42.0667, 145.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mining towns in Tasmania, Western Tasmania, Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, West Coast Range (Tasmania)

Linda, Tasmania

Linda is an old ghost town in the Linda Valley in the West Coast Range of Tasmania, Australia. It was the town supporting the North Mount Lyell mine. When North Mount Lyell was taken over by Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company in 1903, Linda was quickly reduced in significance and eventually most residents moved to Gormanston, the nearby Mount Lyell town. Linda Post Office opened on 18 December 1899 and closed in 1966.

Located at -42.0667, 145.6 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ghost towns in Tasmania, Mining towns in Tasmania, Western Tasmania, Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, West Coast Range (Tasmania)

7XS

7XS is a radio station based in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia, broadcasting on the FM radio band on a frequency of 92.1 MHz, to the west-coast of Tasmania. It was opened on 29 May 1937 as with the callsign 7QT. It was changed to 7XS in ??

Located at -42.0811, 145.556 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Radio stations in Tasmania, Western Tasmania, Radio stations established in 1937

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