Explore Macarthur in Australia
Macarthur in the region of Victoria is a town in Australia - some 438 mi or ( 705 km ) South-West of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Macarthur is now 06:19 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Melbourne " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Adelaide, Melbourne, Knebsworth, Dunmore, and Byaduk North. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Adelaide . 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 Macarthur ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Touring Australia; Mount Eccles National Park
Mount Eccles is a volcanic outcrop surrounded by grazing land in South Western Victoria. It is teeming with birdlife, kangaroos, koalas and the odd possum that will visit your campsite at night. All o ..
Touring Australia ; Travels with our Vista RV; Mount Eccles National Park
Spent a few nights at Mount Eccles National Park in Western Victoria. Great little pocket of nature attached to the side of a long dormant volcano. Having our Vista RV made dealing with some rain a br ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kanawinka Geopark
The Kanawinka Geoparkhttp://www. kanawinkageopark. com/, named for Kanawinka, “Land of Tomorrow”, is situated along a structurally controlling geological fault of the same name that extends from the Narracoorte Caves in South Australia into Western Victoria, before disappearing offshore at Portland. Kanawinka is a parish name in the County of Follett near Casterton and Coleraine.
Located at -37.99 142.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Eumeralla River
The Eumeralla River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is one of two rivers flowing into Lake Yambuk at the Yambuk Important Bird Area which empties into Bass Strait, the other being the Shaw River. It is sourced from a number of creeks near Macarthur. It lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars, the conflict between European settlers and the earlier indigenous inhabitants.
Located at -38.10 142.01 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Byaduk, Victoria
Byaduk is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. European settlement began around 1853 by Wendish or Sorbian Lutheran immigrants who gave it the name Neukirch after the town in Saxony. The township was settled in the early 1860s, and named Byaduk, an aboriginal word apparently meaning "stone tomahawk". The Post Office opened on 1 August 1863. The Byaduk Caves, lava tubes from the volcanic eruption of Mount Napier, are nearby.
Located at -37.95 141.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Mount Eccles National Park
Mount Eccles National Park is a national park in Victoria, Australia, 270 km west of Melbourne. Mount Eccles is located inside the national park and is the site of the most recent active volcano in Australia. The first activity was about 40,000 years ago when Mount Eccles was formed by lava pouring out the Earth's crust. The most recent eruption was approximately 8,000 years ago.
Located at -38.08 141.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Budj Bim
Budj Bim is the Gunditjmara name for the extinct volcano Mount Eccles in southwestern Victoria, Australia. The name means High Head. The eruptions of the volcano 20,000 to 30,000 years ago produced the Tyrendarra lava flow which flowed in a generally southerly direction into the ocean at Tyrendarra.
Located at -38.06 141.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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