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Leighton in the region of South Australia with its 133 inhabitants is a town in Australia - some 602 mi or ( 968 km ) West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Leighton is now 11:50 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Adelaide " with a UTC offset of 10.5 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Spalding, Copperhouse, Booborowie, and Adelaide. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Spalding . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Leighton ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Corvette Club of South Australia - Corvette Weekend at the Burra, Oct 2010
About 20 Corvettes attended a weekend trip to Burra, an old country town (settled in the mid 1800's as a mining town) two & a half hours north of Adelaide, in South Australia, taking their owners for ..
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Booborowie, South Australia
Booborowie is a settlement in South Australia. Booborowie is located 200km north of Adelaide. Being a farming community, the chief products produced are wool, wheat and canola. The town is named after the nearby Booborowie Waterhole, a small round shaped and usually dry waterhole about 1km north west of the town, the "owie" signifying "waterhole", as in Minlacowie, Terowie and Yarcowie. The spelling "Booboorowie" was common in the 19th century.
Located at -33.56 138.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Flagstaff Hill, South Australia
There is also Flagstaff Hill (as a geographical feature), one near Burra ({{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:33|38|S|138|53|E|region:AU-SA|| | |name= }} and Renmark ({{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:34|26|S|140|29|E|region:AU-SA|| | |name= }} in South Australia Flagstaff Hill is a suburb in the City of Onkaparinga local government area.
Located at -33.63 138.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Burra, South Australia
Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia. It lies east of the Clare Valley in the Bald Hills range, part of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, and on Burra Creek. The town began as a single company mining township that, by 1851, was a set of townships (company, private and government-owned) collectively known as "The Burra".
Located at -33.67 138.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Mount Bryan, South Australia
Mount Bryan is a town in north-east South Australia. The town is situated on the Barrier Highway, 20 kilometres north of Burra, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Mount Bryan had a population of 137. The town was named after a nearby peak, Mount Bryan, which was discovered in December 1839 by Governor George Gawler and who named it in honour of Henry Bryan, a young man who became lost and perished of thirst during Gawler's expedition.
Located at -33.55 138.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Regional Council of Goyder
The Regional Council of Goyder is a local government area located in the Mid North region of South Australia. The district is reliant on agriculture as a mainstay of its economy, with manufacturing and tourism also becoming prominent.
Located at -33.68 138.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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