Geographical Centres Of Australia
Apr 29, 2021 21:22:49 GMT -5
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The Geographical Centre of the Australian Continent, States and Territories
"Officially, there is no centre of Australia. This is because there are many complex but equally valid methods that can determine possible centres of a large, irregularly-shaped area - especially one that is curved by the earth's surface. However, numerous attempts at reaching and defining Australia's centre were made during the country's early pioneering days."
Five possible centre points of Australia.
Johnston Geodetic Station.
This trigonometric survey cairn, situated about one kilometre north of Mt Cavenagh Homestead, was built by officers of the Division of National Mapping in 1965, and was once the central reference point for all Australian surveys
25ยฐ 56' 49.3" South, 133ยฐ 12' 34.7" East; position on SG53-05 Kulgera 1:250 000 and 5546 Kulgera 1:100 000 scale maps.
Kulgera, about half way between Darwin and Adelaide
Centre of Queensland.
In Queensland, the geographical centre is located 17km north-west of Muttaburra. Also famous from a paleontological perspective, this region was once a pre-historic inland sea. A wealth of fossilized remains has been uncovered here, and when a previously undiscovered species was found, it was became known as the Muttaburrasaurus.
Location: 22ยฐ 29' 13" South, 144ยฐ 25' 54" East
Position on SF55-09 Muttaburra 1:250 000 and 7753 Culloden 1:100 000 scale maps.
Longreach, a bastion of civilization in Outback Queensland, about 1200klm from Brisvegas.
Centre of New South Wales.
One possible definition of the centre for New South Wales is located just off Cockies Road, 33km west-north-west of Tottenham (Tottenham is 110km west of Dubbo). This spot, south of the Fiveways Intersection, is marked by a large sign, constructed for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations.
Location: 32ยฐ 09' 48" South, 147ยฐ 01' 00" East
Position on SI55-03 Narromine 1:250 000 and 8333 Tottenham 1:100 000 scale maps.
Trangie, just to the north of the Centre point and about 7 hours from Sydney
Centre of Victoria.
Located around 10km south-south-east of Bendigo, the centre of Victoria might be considered to be on the steps of the Mandurang Uniting Church. No longer in use, the church sits on the site that corresponds with centroid calculations from a number of different organisations, including Geoscience Australia, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), and the Department of Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Location: 36ยฐ 51' 15" South, 144ยฐ 16' 52" East
Position on SJ55-01 Bendigo 1:250 000 and 7724 Bendigo 1:100 000 scale maps
Bendigo, wealthy former gold rush town an hour and a half north of Melbourne.
Centre of Tasmania
One possible centre for Tasmania is found on the western shore of Little Pine Lagoon. This small lake lies next to the Marlborough Highway, between the towns of Bronte and Miena. On the Lyell Highway, just a short distance east of Bronte, lies a cairn which was erected in 1983 by members of the Institution of Surveyors (Australian Tasmanian Division). This marker commemorates the early surveyors who explored and mapped the state, and marks Trig Point 715 - said to be near the geographical centre.
Location: 42ยฐ 01' 17" South, 146ยฐ 35' 36" East
Position on Tasmania South East 1:250 000 and 8214 Meander 1:100 000 scale maps.
Liawenee, Tasmania's 'Pole of Cold'! Good trout fishing in the lakes nearby.
Centre of South Australia.
Despite three sides of its border being straight lines, defining the centre of South Australia is no easier thanks to an irregular shaped coastline. According to one method, the centre is near the Churchill Smith bore, which is approximately 12km north-east of the Mt Eba cattle station. In relation to more commonly known landmarks, the centre of South Australia is located some distance south-west of Lake Eyre.
Location: 30ยฐ 03' 30" South, 135ยฐ 45' 48" East
Position on SH53-11 Kingoonya 1:250 000 and 6037 Eba 1:100 000 scale maps.
Roxby Downs, a world class size copper and uranium mine about 500klm north of Adelaide.
Centre of Western Australia.
In Western Australia, what could be called the centre is found in the Gascoyne Region, east south-east of the Glenayle Homestead and north east of the Glenayle - Carnegie Road.
Location: 25ยฐ 19' 41" South, 122ยฐ 17' 54" East
Position on SG51-06 Stanley 1:250 000 and 3347 Glenayle 1:100 000 scale maps.
Wiluna, outback WA town full of steers and queers, right out in the middle of Woop Woop and about 1000klm from Perth.
Centre of Northern Territory.
Using the method described earlier, one estimate of where the centre of the Northern Territory lies can be found approximately 91 km west-north-west of Tennant Creek. A short distance past the Kartijirarrakanya Claypan, this centre is in a particularly harsh, arid part of the territory.
Location: 19ยฐ 23' 00" South, 133ยฐ 21' 28" East
Position on SE53-13 Green Swamp Well 1:250 000 and 5559 Lee 1:100 000 scale maps.
Tennant Creek, your typical busted arse Territory town, 1000klm south of Darwin.
Centre of Australian Capital Territory
The centre of the Australian Capital Territory might be thought of as the former site of the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, approximately 35km south-south-west of Canberra. The tracking station played a leading role in the NASA Apollo missions, closing in 1981 with the end of the Skylab program. The radio telescope was dismantled and relocated to Tidbinbilla in 1983.
Location: 35ยฐ 29' 24" South, 149ยฐ 00' 05" East
Position on SI55-16 Canberra 1:250 000 and 8726 Michelago 1:100 000 scale maps.
Honeysuckle Creek and Tidbinbilla. Note the different altitudes.
"Officially, there is no centre of Australia. This is because there are many complex but equally valid methods that can determine possible centres of a large, irregularly-shaped area - especially one that is curved by the earth's surface. However, numerous attempts at reaching and defining Australia's centre were made during the country's early pioneering days."
Five possible centre points of Australia.
Johnston Geodetic Station.
This trigonometric survey cairn, situated about one kilometre north of Mt Cavenagh Homestead, was built by officers of the Division of National Mapping in 1965, and was once the central reference point for all Australian surveys
25ยฐ 56' 49.3" South, 133ยฐ 12' 34.7" East; position on SG53-05 Kulgera 1:250 000 and 5546 Kulgera 1:100 000 scale maps.
Kulgera, about half way between Darwin and Adelaide
Centre of Queensland.
In Queensland, the geographical centre is located 17km north-west of Muttaburra. Also famous from a paleontological perspective, this region was once a pre-historic inland sea. A wealth of fossilized remains has been uncovered here, and when a previously undiscovered species was found, it was became known as the Muttaburrasaurus.
Location: 22ยฐ 29' 13" South, 144ยฐ 25' 54" East
Position on SF55-09 Muttaburra 1:250 000 and 7753 Culloden 1:100 000 scale maps.
Longreach, a bastion of civilization in Outback Queensland, about 1200klm from Brisvegas.
Centre of New South Wales.
One possible definition of the centre for New South Wales is located just off Cockies Road, 33km west-north-west of Tottenham (Tottenham is 110km west of Dubbo). This spot, south of the Fiveways Intersection, is marked by a large sign, constructed for Australia's Bicentennial celebrations.
Location: 32ยฐ 09' 48" South, 147ยฐ 01' 00" East
Position on SI55-03 Narromine 1:250 000 and 8333 Tottenham 1:100 000 scale maps.
Trangie, just to the north of the Centre point and about 7 hours from Sydney
Centre of Victoria.
Located around 10km south-south-east of Bendigo, the centre of Victoria might be considered to be on the steps of the Mandurang Uniting Church. No longer in use, the church sits on the site that corresponds with centroid calculations from a number of different organisations, including Geoscience Australia, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE), and the Department of Geospatial Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT).
Location: 36ยฐ 51' 15" South, 144ยฐ 16' 52" East
Position on SJ55-01 Bendigo 1:250 000 and 7724 Bendigo 1:100 000 scale maps
Bendigo, wealthy former gold rush town an hour and a half north of Melbourne.
Centre of Tasmania
One possible centre for Tasmania is found on the western shore of Little Pine Lagoon. This small lake lies next to the Marlborough Highway, between the towns of Bronte and Miena. On the Lyell Highway, just a short distance east of Bronte, lies a cairn which was erected in 1983 by members of the Institution of Surveyors (Australian Tasmanian Division). This marker commemorates the early surveyors who explored and mapped the state, and marks Trig Point 715 - said to be near the geographical centre.
Location: 42ยฐ 01' 17" South, 146ยฐ 35' 36" East
Position on Tasmania South East 1:250 000 and 8214 Meander 1:100 000 scale maps.
Liawenee, Tasmania's 'Pole of Cold'! Good trout fishing in the lakes nearby.
Centre of South Australia.
Despite three sides of its border being straight lines, defining the centre of South Australia is no easier thanks to an irregular shaped coastline. According to one method, the centre is near the Churchill Smith bore, which is approximately 12km north-east of the Mt Eba cattle station. In relation to more commonly known landmarks, the centre of South Australia is located some distance south-west of Lake Eyre.
Location: 30ยฐ 03' 30" South, 135ยฐ 45' 48" East
Position on SH53-11 Kingoonya 1:250 000 and 6037 Eba 1:100 000 scale maps.
Roxby Downs, a world class size copper and uranium mine about 500klm north of Adelaide.
Centre of Western Australia.
In Western Australia, what could be called the centre is found in the Gascoyne Region, east south-east of the Glenayle Homestead and north east of the Glenayle - Carnegie Road.
Location: 25ยฐ 19' 41" South, 122ยฐ 17' 54" East
Position on SG51-06 Stanley 1:250 000 and 3347 Glenayle 1:100 000 scale maps.
Wiluna, outback WA town full of steers and queers, right out in the middle of Woop Woop and about 1000klm from Perth.
Centre of Northern Territory.
Using the method described earlier, one estimate of where the centre of the Northern Territory lies can be found approximately 91 km west-north-west of Tennant Creek. A short distance past the Kartijirarrakanya Claypan, this centre is in a particularly harsh, arid part of the territory.
Location: 19ยฐ 23' 00" South, 133ยฐ 21' 28" East
Position on SE53-13 Green Swamp Well 1:250 000 and 5559 Lee 1:100 000 scale maps.
Tennant Creek, your typical busted arse Territory town, 1000klm south of Darwin.
Centre of Australian Capital Territory
The centre of the Australian Capital Territory might be thought of as the former site of the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, approximately 35km south-south-west of Canberra. The tracking station played a leading role in the NASA Apollo missions, closing in 1981 with the end of the Skylab program. The radio telescope was dismantled and relocated to Tidbinbilla in 1983.
Location: 35ยฐ 29' 24" South, 149ยฐ 00' 05" East
Position on SI55-16 Canberra 1:250 000 and 8726 Michelago 1:100 000 scale maps.
Honeysuckle Creek and Tidbinbilla. Note the different altitudes.
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