Must-see fort · Kingborough, Tasmania
Shot Tower
Shot Tower is a fort in Kingborough, Tasmania.
Shot Tower: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Shot Tower
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Shot Tower — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -42.95798, 147.33747. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Shot Tower
- Hinsby Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~1 km · Must-see
- Taroona Beach · beach · Kingborough · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kingston Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Nelson · viewpoint · City of Hobart · ~5 km · Must-see
- Lightwood Park · park · Kingborough · ~6 km · Must-see
- Long Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~7 km · Must-see
- Nutgrove Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~7 km · Must-see
- Lords Beach · beach · City of Hobart · ~8 km · Must-see
- Salamanca Market · attraction · City of Hobart · ~10 km · Must-see
- St David's Park · park · City of Hobart · ~10 km · Must-see
- Sullivans Cove · beach · Tasmania · ~10 km · Must-see
- Franklin Square · park · City of Hobart · ~10 km · Must-see
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery · museum · City of Hobart · ~11 km · Must-see
- Cascade Women's Prison Hobart, Tasmania · waterfall · City of Hobart · ~11 km · Must-see
- Hobart Synagogue · attraction · City of Hobart · ~11 km · Must-see
- Bellerive Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~12 km · Must-see
- Howrah Beach · beach · Tasmania · ~12 km · Must-see
- Margate Christian Church · church · Kingborough · ~12 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Shot Tower
- Huonville Cenotaph · fort · Huon Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
- Horton College · fort · Northern Midlands · ~126 km · Must-see
- Ross Female Factory · fort · Northern Midlands · ~129 km · Must-see
- Self portrait, Louis and Joe · fort · City of Hobart · ~11 km
- Hobart War Memorial (Cenotaph) · fort · City of Hobart · ~11 km
- Tasmanian Seafarers' Memorial · fort · Glamorgan-Spring Bay · ~86 km
- Red Bridge · fort · Northern Midlands · ~143 km
- Taroona War Memorial · fort · Kingborough · ~2 km
- Batchelors Grave · fort · Kingborough · ~2 km
- Mount Helson Signal Station Historic Site · fort · City of Hobart · ~5 km
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Frequently asked
Is Shot Tower open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Shot Tower yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Shot Tower?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Shot Tower?
Nearby: Hinsby Beach (beach, 1 km), Taroona Beach (beach, 2 km), Kingston Beach (beach, 3 km), Mount Nelson (viewpoint, 5 km), Lightwood Park (park, 6 km), Long Beach (beach, 7 km).
Is Shot Tower worth visiting?
Shot Tower is listed as a must-see fort in Tasmania on Spotwander.