Australia
Tasmania
Huon Valley

Castle Forbes Bay

Castle Forbes Bay is a small locality in the Huon Valley, Tasmania. It is part of the . Located on the shore of the , it is a primary agricultural region and was historically a center of apple growing.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 165 residents
  • Description: locality in Tasmania, Australia
  • Also known as: “Castle Forbes Bay, Tasmania” and “Castle Forbes Bay, Tasmania, Australia”
  • Neighbors: and

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Huon and Geeveston.

Village
is a rural locality in the local government area of in the South-east LGA region of . The locality is about 22 kilometres south-west of the town of Huonville.

Photo: Dan Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
is a town of 600 people along the Huon Highway in . It's the gateway to . is the centre of Tasmania's apple and fruit-growing industry, and has also been highly reliant on the timber industry since the late 19th century.

Photo: Canley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town of 444 in the region of . The quiet riverside town sits along the western banks of the Huon River about 7 km southwest of , the regional centre of the Huon.

Castle Forbes Bay

Latitude
-43.13431° or 43° 8′ 4″ south
Longitude
146.97481° or 146° 58′ 29″ east
Population
165
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4R88VX8F+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2092115456
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
8556198
Wiki­data ID
Q47007040
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In Other Languages

“Castle Forbes Bay” goes by many names.
  • “Castle Forbes Bay”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Forbes Bay Cemetery and Castle Forbes Bay Recreation Ground.

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