Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres south-west of the town of Launceston.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silverdome and Country Club Casino.
Silverdome
Sports venue
Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Silverdome is an indoor sporting and entertainment venue located in Launceston, Tasmania. The capacity of the venue is 5,000. When it was built in 1984, it was Australia's first indoor velodrome.
Country Club Casino
Hotel
Photo: Aaroncrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
In 1982, Federal Group opened the Country Club Casino and Resort. Architects modelled the style and interior design of Country Club on the stately homes of America’s south.
Duck Reach Power Station
Museum
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Duck Reach Power Station was the first publicly owned hydro-electric plant in the Southern Hemisphere, and provided the Tasmanian city of Launceston with hydro-electric power from its construction in 1895 to its closure in 1955. Duck Reach Power Station is situated 3 km northwest of Prospect Vale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prospect and Summerhill.
Prospect
Suburb
Prospect is a residential locality in the local government area of Launceston in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 8 kilometres south of the town of Launceston.
Summerhill
Suburb
Summerhill is a residential locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Meander Valley in the Launceston LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 6 kilometres south of the town of Launceston.
Travellers Rest
Suburb
Travellers Rest is a rural/residential locality in the local government areas of Meander Valley and Northern Midlands in the Launceston and Central LGA regions of Tasmania. Travellers Rest is situated 3½ km west of Prospect Vale.
Prospect Vale
- Categories: locality and suburb/locality of Tasmania
- Location: Meander Valley Council, Tasmania, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-41.48216° or 41° 28′ 56″ southLongitude
147.1247° or 147° 7′ 29″ eastPopulation
4,950Elevation
185 metres (607 feet)Open location code
4RC9G49F+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 322699925OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348111Wikidata ID
Q7250822
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