Whitten Oval

Whitten Oval is an Australian rules football venue located in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray. It has been the home of the Western Bulldogs since 1883.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Footscray railway station and Middle Footscray railway station.

West Footscray railway station

Railway station

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West Footscray is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of West Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. West Footscray railway station is situated 290 metres southwest of Whitten Oval.

Middle Footscray railway station

Railway station

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Middle Footscray station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Sunbury line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the western suburb of Footscray, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Middle Footscray railway station is situated 530 metres southeast of Whitten Oval.

Seddon railway station

Railway station

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Seddon station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. Seddon railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Whitten Oval.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Docklands and Inner north.

Docklands

Suburb

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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 5 km southeast of Whitten Oval.

Inner north

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Melbourne's inner north is a vibrant and diverse area, home to a number of cultural and social icons of Melbourne. It is famed for the popular Lygon Street Italian district, while next door lies the University of Melbourne, the best university in Australia by many rankings.

CBD

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The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

Whitten Oval

Type: Stadium
Description: stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Categories: sports venue, recreation area, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: City of Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.79987° or 37° 47′ 60″ south

Longitude

144.88638° or 144° 53′ 11″ east

Open location code

4RJ66V2P+3H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 473967150

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=stadium

Wikidata ID

Q14935320

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Whitten Oval” goes by many names.

Chinese: “惠騰橢圓球場”
Japanese: “ウィットン・オーバル”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whitten Oval and Victoria University Community Sports Stadium.

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Explore places such as Western Bulldogs Administration and E.J. Whitten Stand.

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