Faraday
Faraday is a locality situated on the Calder Highway, 116 kilometres north west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 155 residents
- Description: town in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Faraday, Victoria” and “Faraday, Victoria, Australia”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barkers Creek and Castlemaine.
Barkers Creek
Locality
Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barkers Creek is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. It is located 125 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Barkers Creek had a population of 457. Barkers Creek is situated 6 km northwest of Faraday.
Castlemaine
Photo: Melody Ayres-Griffiths, CC BY 2.0.
Castlemaine is an historic goldmining town the Goldfields region of Victoria popular with travellers from Melbourne. Castlemaine had a population of approximately 7,500 in 2021, and is home to a vibrant arts scene.
Faraday
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.04644° or 37° 2′ 47″ southLongitude
144.29103° or 144° 17′ 28″ eastPopulation
155Elevation
434 metres (1,424 feet)Open location code
4RJ6X73R+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 271886060OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2166869Wikidata ID
Q5434692
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to French—“Faraday” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Faraday”
- Dutch: “Faraday, Victoria”
- French: “Faraday”
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