World War II Fenton Base Camp - NT

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -13.59547 131.3302
DMS: 13º 35' 43.69" S 131º 19' 48.72" E
UTM: 52 L 8495806mN 752136mE
Altitude: 153.49m

Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

136.83kms SouthEast of Darwin - Driving 173 km (1 hour 59 mins)

Address & Contact

Douglas-daly NT 0822
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

The gate is located 7.3km from Dorat Rd, a signposted 4WD track heads off to the old camp for the WWII Fenton airstrip. Fenton was mainly used as a base for long-range USAAF Liberators on bombing missions over the Indonesian archipelago.
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Closest Weather Station

Douglas River at 29/04:00am CST
Distance from World War II Fenton Base Camp 30.72km SW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
26.4°C33.2°C95%25.5°C1010.1hPa0.0mmCALM0km/hr
0knots
4km/hr
2knots

Closest Climatic Station

Douglas River
Distance from World War II Fenton Base Camp 30.72km SW
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C33.733.333.634.533.031.031.633.536.737.536.835.0
Mean Min. °C23.823.723.120.416.413.312.714.118.622.323.523.7
Mean Rain mm281.7289.3235.853.110.42.32.71.44.437.4116.0208.0

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