Forrest

Forrest is a former small railway settlement and stopping place on the , 85 kilometres west of the / state border, established in 1916 during construction of the Trans-Australian Railway.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: former railway settlement in Western Australia
  • Also known as: “Forrest, Western Australia” and “Forrest, Western Australia, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forrest Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Greg Barrington, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an airport located in the hamlet of Forrest, Western Australia. The airport is clearly visible from the Indian Pacific train, which services the Trans-Australian Railway.

Forrest

Latitude
-30.8481° or 30° 50′ 53″ south
Longitude
128.10901° or 128° 6′ 33″ east
Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)
IATA airport code
FOS
Open location code
4QXC5425+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 59718547
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2071379
Wiki­data ID
Q1437941
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Satellite Map

Discover Forrest from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Samogitian—“Forrest” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Forrest”
  • Chinese: “福雷斯特 (西澳洲)”
  • Dutch: “Forrest, Western Australia”
  • Dutch: “Forrest”
  • French: “Forrest”
  • German: “Forrest”
  • Malagasy: “Forrest (Aostralia Andrefana)”
  • Malagasy: “Forrest”
  • Russian: “Форрест”
  • Samogitian: “Forrest”
  • “Forests”

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