Cockatoo Creek
in Cardinia of Victoria, Australia
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Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (22 mi) - Melbourne Essendon Airport (36 mi)
- Melbourne International Airport (40 mi)
- Latrobe Valley Airport (56 mi)
- Avalon Airport (57 mi)
- Geelong Airport (67 mi)
- Benalla Airport (99 mi)
- Shepparton Airport (104 mi)
- Healesville Sanctuary (zoo, (17 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -37.933 and 145.500 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -37° 55' 59" and E 145° 30' 0"
- 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: 03:14 AM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:50 am and 8:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 39.393 and -31.248 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Lajedo - References
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Delve into Cockatoo Creek
Cockatoo Creek in Cardinia (Victoria) is located in Australia about 272 mi (or 438 km) south-west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
Current time in Cockatoo Creek is now 03:14 AM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Australia / Melbourne with an UTC offset of 11 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Cockatoo Creek, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Australia is Melbourne Moorabbin Airport in a distance of 22 mi (or 35 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
We encountered 1 points of interest near this location.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 9% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
26°C (79 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
27°C (81 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
28°C (82 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, broken clouds.
Videos from this area
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Ride on Puffing Billy Emerald Bank to Menzies Creek Part 1. Full HD 1080p
Ride on Puffing Billy Emerald Bank to Menzies Creek Part 1. Full HD 1080p.
puffing billy lake-side to belgrave
here i'am on one of the most knowen tourist railways in australia This narrrow gauge line in the dandenong rangers we start at lake-side to belgrave we stop at emraled and menzies creek we...
Puffing Billy - 12A departing Emerald for Lakeside. Australian trains. 5 November 2013.
12A departs Emerald station bound for Lakeside in the Dandenong ranges. Melbourne Cup Public Holiday. Tuesday 5 November 2013.
Puffing Billy Na conecting G42
A Na class Locomotive (6A) running around and joining to G42 for its trip back to Belgrave and getting ready for the departure.
Puffing Billy - Leaving Emerald.
Pulling out of Emerald Township, the half-way point on the Puffing Billy Railway, in the Dandenongs east of Melbourne, Victoria. Children wave at the train as it passes the local primary school,...
Puffing Billy - 7A arriving at Emerald station. Australian Trains.
7A arrives at Emerald station bound for Belgrave on Melbourne Cup day with a load of tourists. Tuesday 5 November 2013.
Puffing Billy - Brisk restart.
After its forced stop at the non-functioning lights, and with the traffic now safely stopped, the driver accelerates away smartly.
Steam locomotives : 2'6 in the Dandenong Ranges
A narrow gauge NA class making hard work of a five car train on wet rail. A little slip as she comes in to view and a bigger one as she goes out of sight. This is the Emerald Tourist Railway...
Na + G42
The departure of the double heading back to Belgrave containing 6A and G42.
25Ton Class B CLIMAX No 1694
Here's Puffing Billy 2'6" guage railway's (Victoria Australia) restored Class B Climax as running in the early 1990's. This loco was originally ordered by the Forests Commission of Victoria...
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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.
Lakeside railway station, Melbourne
Lakeside Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Melbourne, Australia. It was opened in 1944 to serve Emerald Lake Park, the popular picnic and recreation reserve opened during World War II. It originally consisted of a short platform on the Up side of the line between the then (now former) park entrance road and the locomotive water tanks. It had a nameboard with red flag, but no shelter. Lakeside today is a Staff Station with passing loop and island platform with waiting shelters.
Wright railway station
Wright Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne, Australia. It opened on 24 October 1904 as part of the Gembrook railway line. It served the Wright Forest and small township of Avonsleigh, and consisted of only a small Mallee shed and a name board. When the Gembrook line was officially closed on 30 April 1954, the site fell into disrepair, and by the 1990s, little trace of Wright remained.
Cockatoo railway station
Cockatoo Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in the town of the same name. It opened with the line on 18 December 1900 as Devon, but was renamed Cockatoo Creek on 29 July 1901 and subsequently shortened to Cockatoo in 1904. There was originally a platform road and a loop siding, but a crossing loop was later added in between the two. A single 12ft by 20 ft timber portable station building was provided which was later extended.
Fielder railway station
Fielder Station is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Australia. It opened as a Stopping Place on Monday 10 September 1928, as part of the Gembrook railway line. It was originally an unnamed platform, with time tables noting a station at 38 miles . In 1929, local Harry Watson constructed a Mallee shed and unofficially named it Ancaster after his home town in Lincolnshire, England, but this was quickly changed by some children to Laura, who was a young local girl.
Cockatoo, Victoria
Cockatoo is a town in Victoria, Australia, 48 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Cockatoo had a population of 4,400. Cockatoo is named after Cockatoo Creek, which runs through the town, and which the town was previously named.
Avonsleigh, Victoria
Avonsleigh is a town in Victoria, Australia, 47 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Avonsleigh had a population of 735.
Gembrook, Victoria
Gembrook is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 kilometres south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2011 Census, Gembrook had a population of 2,149. Gembrook is a popular destination for the residents of Melbourne as it is less than 1.5 hours drive from the city centre.
Mount Burnett Observatory
Mount Burnett Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Mount Burnett, Victoria, Australia. It was the main astronomical observatory for the School of Physics at Monash University from the early 1970s. The original telescope was a 16-inch Newtonian reflector built by Mr L. Jeffree of Bendigo. Observers' quarters were built in 1975 with the aid of a grant from the William Buckland Foundation.