Battery

Battery: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Battery

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Battery — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -19.43232, 145.85415. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Battery

• Dalrymple National Park · sanctuary · Charters Towers Regional · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jourama Falls, Paluma Range, Queensland · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~73 km · Must-see
• Miles Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~19 km
• Laroona Dam · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~19 km
• Button Rock · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~36 km
• Butterfly Rock · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~51 km
• Hells Gates · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~51 km
• Red Lily Lagoon · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~51 km
• Ben Lomond West · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~54 km
• Deception Creek Gorge · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~54 km
• Reedy Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~55 km
• Bend Pinnacle · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~61 km
• Spring Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~61 km
• Breadknife · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~62 km
• Burden Falls · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~62 km
• Running River Falls · waterfall · Charters Towers Regional · ~63 km
• Reeves Lake · lake · Charters Towers Regional · ~63 km
• Ben Lomond East · viewpoint · Charters Towers Regional · ~63 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Battery

Other forts & heritage near Battery

• SS City of Adelaide · fort · Townsville City · ~132 km · Must-see
• PS George Rennie · fort · Townsville City · ~134 km · Must-see
• Moltke · fort · Townsville City · ~139 km · Must-see
• Exeed Mine · fort · Charters Towers Regional · ~75 km
• Cloudy Clearing Mine · fort · Townsville City · ~75 km
• Dolby Hut / Clearing · fort · Townsville City · ~79 km
• Garde's Hut Clearing · fort · Townsville City · ~81 km
• Bells Wolfram Prospect · fort · Townsville City · ~82 km
• Belle Vue Prospect · fort · Townsville City · ~82 km
• Range Hotel site · fort · Townsville City · ~83 km

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