Rockhampton - Surroundings
On the Bruce Highway, at the turn-off for Yeppoon, is the Aboriginal Dreamtime Cultural Centre, one of the most interesting institutions of its kind in Australia.
Round the town are a number of old farms which have been in the same family for generations: the Glenmore Homestead in Parkhurst, 12km north; the Gracemere Homestead, just off the Capricorn Highway, 11km southwest; and St Aubin's Village and Herb Farm, Canoona Road, near the airport.
Round the town are a number of old farms which have been in the same family for generations: the Glenmore Homestead in Parkhurst, 12km north; the Gracemere Homestead, just off the Capricorn Highway, 11km southwest; and St Aubin's Village and Herb Farm, Canoona Road, near the airport.
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Other features of interest round Rockhampton are the limestone caves in the Berserker Range (e.g. the Cammoo Caves and Olsen's Capricorn Caverns, 23km north) and the old mining town of Mount Morgan, 38km southwest on the Burnett Highway.
40km northeast of Rockhampton are the beautiful beaches of Yeppoon and Emu Park, with the Singing Ship monument to Captain Cook at Emu Park. Great Keppel Island, a popular holiday island, lies 13km off the Capricorn Coast.
40km northeast of Rockhampton are the beautiful beaches of Yeppoon and Emu Park, with the Singing Ship monument to Captain Cook at Emu Park. Great Keppel Island, a popular holiday island, lies 13km off the Capricorn Coast.
Related Attractions
Tropic of Capricorn, Australia
The Tropic of Capricorn, which runs immediately south of Rockhampton, is marked on the Bruce Highway by a tower.
The Tropic is also a climatic frontier. The territory to the north has warm, dry winters, while to the south winters are usually cool and wet. The whole region is notorious for long periods of drought and for deluges of rain.
The Capricorn Highway and the railroad from Rockhampton via Emerald to Longreach (675 km) in the interior run roughly parallel to the Tropic.
The Tropic is also a climatic frontier. The territory to the north has warm, dry winters, while to the south winters are usually cool and wet. The whole region is notorious for long periods of drought and for deluges of rain.
The Capricorn Highway and the railroad from Rockhampton via Emerald to Longreach (675 km) in the interior run roughly parallel to the Tropic.
