The Flat

The Flat: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 The Flat

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach The Flat — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -23.35451, 150.52581. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Flat

• Kershaw Gardens · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~2 km · Must-see
• North Rockhampton Borough Chambers · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fitzroy River Barrage · lake · Rockhampton Regional · ~4 km · Must-see
• Rockhampton Zoo · park · Rockhampton Regional · ~8 km · Must-see
• Rockhampton Botanical Gardens · church · Rockhampton Regional · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Archer National Park · sanctuary · Livingstone Shire · ~9 km · Must-see
• St. Christophers Chapel · church · Livingstone Shire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Baga National Park · sanctuary · Livingstone Shire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Mount Wheeler · viewpoint · Livingstone Shire · ~26 km · Must-see
• Capricorn Caves · cave · Livingstone Shire · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Etna Caves National Park · cave · Livingstone Shire · ~28 km · Must-see
• Capricorn Coast National Park · sanctuary · Livingstone Shire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bell Park · park · Livingstone Shire · ~41 km · Must-see
• Yeppoon Cenotaph · fort · Livingstone Shire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Queensland National Hotel · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary's Anglican Church · church · Rockhampton Regional · ~44 km · Must-see
• Great Keppel Island · beach · Livingstone Shire · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rundle Range National Park · sanctuary · Gladstone Regional · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Flat

Other forts & heritage near The Flat

• North Rockhampton Borough Chambers · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~3 km · Must-see
• Yeppoon Cenotaph · fort · Livingstone Shire · ~42 km · Must-see
• Queensland National Hotel · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~44 km · Must-see
• Frenchville Sports Club Memorial Wall · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~1 km
• Gas Lighting Post · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~4 km
• Wintergarten Theatre Site · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~4 km
• A.M.I.E.U War Memorial · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~4 km
• Alton Downs Railway Line Lion Creek Bridge ruins · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~6 km
• Country Music Rock of Recognition · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~7 km
• Brahman Bull · fort · Rockhampton Regional · ~9 km

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