Western Junction

Western Junction is a semi-rural locality and town in the local government area of in the Central region of . It is located about 12 kilometres north-east of the town of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 122 residents
  • Description: locality in Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Evandale Junction”, “Western Junction, Tasmania”, and “Western Junction, Tasmania, Australia”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Launceston Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Coekon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a regional airport on the outskirts of . The airport is located in the industrial area of Western Junction, 15 kilometres from Launceston city centre. It is Tasmania's second busiest after .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evandale and Perth.

Town
Photo: Biatch3, Public domain.
is an historic town in northern , . It sits on the banks of the , 18 km south of . Named after early colonial explorer and Surveyor-General George Evans, the town is famous for its late-Georgian and… is situated 3½ km southeast of Western Junction.

Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town of 3,233 in the , about 20 km south of . The town was established in 1821, making it one of the oldest towns in the Tasmanian Midlands.

Photo: Steven Penton, CC BY 2.0.
is a town of 4,268 in the region of . It contains the Brickendon and Woolmers Estates, both of which are convict-built and are UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the Australian Convict Sites.

Western Junction

Latitude
-41.55465° or 41° 33′ 17″ south
Longitude
147.21366° or 147° 12′ 49″ east
Population
122
Elevation
159 metres (522 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU WSJ
Open location code
4RC9C6W7+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1869441357
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2144004
Wiki­data ID
Q31408375
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In Other Languages

“Western Junction” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Western Junction”
  • “Western Junction”

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