Wheal Hughes
Wheal Hughes was a copper mine in the 19th century, but is now a tourist attraction at Cross Roads, near Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. The mine is named after Walter Watson Hughes a Scottish sea captain who had emigrated to South Australia in 1840 and purchased land in the vicinity of Moonta for keeping sheep.
- Type: Museum
- Description: mine in Australia
- Also known as: “Moonta Wheal Hughes Copper Mine”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Moonta Cemetery.
Moonta Cemetery
Cemetery
The Moonta Cemetery in Moonta, South Australia was… Moonta Cemetery is situated 3½ km southwest of Wheal Hughes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moonta and Moonta Bay.
Moonta Bay
Suburb
Wheal Hughes
- Categories: mine, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Copper Coast, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.05378° or 34° 3′ 14″ south
Longitude
137.61486° or 137° 36′ 54″ east
Operator
National Trust
Open location code
4QQVWJW7+FW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wheal Hughes” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wheal Hughes”
- French: “Wheal Hughes”
- Swedish: “Wheal Hughes”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Wheal Hughes Copper Mine and Copper mine.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Yelta Mine and Precipitating Works.
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