Elbow Spit
Elbow Spit is a spit in Tasmania, Australia. Elbow Spit is situated nearby to the village Low Head, as well as near the hamlet Kelso.Places of Interest
Highlights include George Town Airport and Low Head Lighthouse.
George Town Airport
Aerodrome
George Town Aerodrome, also known as George Town Airport, is a minor airport serving George Town, Tasmania, Australia which is operated by George Town Airport Association. George Town Airport is situated 3½ km east of Elbow Spit.
Low Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Low Head Lighthouse is in Low Head, Tasmania, about 7 kilometres north of George Town on the east side of the mouth of the Tamar River. It was the third lighthouse to be constructed in Australia, and it is also Australia's oldest continuously used pilot station. Low Head Lighthouse is situated 3 km north of Elbow Spit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Low Head and George Town.
Low Head
Village
Low Head is a rural residential locality in the local government area of George Town in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 5 kilometres north of the town of George Town.
George Town
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
George Town and Low Head are historic townships in Tasmania. George Town was chosen as the Northern Headquarters for Tasmania, but later abandoned in favour of Launceston.
Beauty Point
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beauty Point is a town by the Tamar River, in the north-east of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 45 km north of Launceston, on the West Tamar Highway and at the 2016 census, had a population of 1,222. It is part of the Municipality of West Tamar Council.
Elbow Spit
- Type: Spit
- Category: landform
- Location: Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-41.08333° or 41° 5′ southLongitude
146.8° or 146° 48′ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
4RC8WR82+M2GeoNames ID
2205703
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