Timeball Tower

Timeball Tower is a lighthouse in Hobsons Bay, Victoria. Timeball Tower is situated nearby to Alfred Graving Dock, as well as near Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Williamstown railway station and HMAS Castlemaine.

Williamstown railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Williamstown station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and the terminus of the Williamstown line, part of the Melbourne rail network. Williamstown railway station is situated 650 metres west of Timeball Tower.

HMAS Castlemaine

Museum

Photo: Nick-D, CC BY-SA 3.0.

HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy. HMAS Castlemaine is situated 1 km northwest of Timeball Tower.

Gem Pier

Pier

Gem Pier is an historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The pier is 145 metres in length and is currently home to the museum ship HMAS Castlemaine and Melbourne Seaplanes. Gem Pier is situated 1 km northwest of Timeball Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner south and Docklands.

Inner south

Photo: Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Melbourne's inner south contains a number of suburbs and places worthy of a visit. The landscape varies from industrial ports to glitzy waterfront localities.

Docklands

Suburb

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Docklands is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia, located directly to the western end of the Melbourne central business district between the neighboring suburbs of West Melbourne to the north/northwest, and South Wharf, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne to the south/southwest. Docklands is situated 6 km northeast of Timeball Tower.

St Kilda

Photo: Tiimta, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St Kilda is a vibrant beachside suburb of Port Phillip, in south-eastern inner Melbourne, Australia. St. Kilda is famous for its beach life and the bar and restaurant scene along Fitzroy Street.

Timeball Tower

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Hobsons Bay, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.86685° or 37° 52′ 1″ south

Longitude

144.91271° or 144° 54′ 46″ east

Operator

Williamstown Historical Society

Open location code

4RJ64WM7+73

OpenStreetMap ID

node 244078632

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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