Whale Rock

Whale Rock: 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 river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Whale Rock

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

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 Whale Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -42.19391, 145.16030. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whale Rock

• West Strahan Beach · beach · West Coast · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ocean Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~17 km · Must-see
• Mount Strahan · viewpoint · West Coast · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Zeehan · viewpoint · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Sorell · viewpoint · West Coast · ~41 km · Must-see
• Mount Jukes · viewpoint · West Coast · ~44 km · Must-see
• Queenstown Galley Museum · museum · West Coast · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Darwin · viewpoint · West Coast · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Huxley · viewpoint · West Coast · ~45 km · Must-see
• West Coast Heritage Centre · museum · West Coast · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Heemskirk · viewpoint · West Coast · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Owen · viewpoint · West Coast · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mount Lyell · viewpoint · West Coast · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Margaret · lake · West Coast · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mount Dundas · viewpoint · West Coast · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Burbury · lake · West Coast · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Geikie · viewpoint · West Coast · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Sedgwick · viewpoint · West Coast · ~54 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whale Rock

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near Whale Rock

• Entrance Island · river spot · West Coast · ~6 km
• Bonnet Island · river spot · West Coast · ~8 km
• Hibbs Pyramid · river spot · West Coast · ~58 km
• Leelinger Island · river spot · Tasmania · ~63 km
• Montgomery Rocks · river spot · West Coast · ~82 km
• Tasmania · river spot · Central Highlands · ~136 km
• Boyd Island · river spot · Derwent Valley · ~137 km
• Karitane Rock · river spot · West Coast · ~1 km
• Turners Rock · river spot · West Coast · ~4 km
• Split Rock · river spot · Tasmania · ~4 km

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