Major Mitchell
Major Mitchell is a memorial in Rural City of Horsham, Victoria. Major Mitchell is situated nearby to McLures Swamp, as well as near the nature reserve McClures Swamp Wildlife Reserve (hunting).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Arapiles.
Mount Arapiles
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Photo: Deanos, Public domain.
Mount Arapiles is a rock formation that rises about 140 metres above the Wimmera plains in western Victoria, Australia. It is located in Arapiles approximately 10 kilometres west of the town of Natimuk and is part of the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park. Mount Arapiles is situated 2½ km east of Major Mitchell.
Major Mitchell
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Major Mitchell and party camped near this site 22nd.-24th. July 1836 Erected by Arapiles Historical Society and Forests Commission Victoria 1970”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Rural City of Horsham, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.75327° or 36° 45′ 12″ southLongitude
141.80485° or 141° 48′ 17″ eastInception
July 22nd, 1836Open location code
4RM36RW3+MWOpenStreetMap ID
node 3677086325OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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