| Where is Agnes Water? |
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Agnes Water–1770 is located on the Central Coast of Queensland, Australia By Road: Agnes Water is situated 126 kms north of the popular and ever expanding City of Bundaberg and 117 kms south of Gladstone. By Air: Access to Agnes Water by plane is available via Bundaberg, Gladstone, Fraser Coast and Rockhampton airports. Agnes Water Airport may be approved in the near future. |
Agnes Water is Queensland's northern most surf beach and is last in a line of beautiful, unspoilt beaches that sweep up the coast from Bundaberg.
Agnes Water and it's sister township of 1770 offer a range of activities and holiday ideas from relaxing at the beach, four wheel driving through rugged coastal national parks, south to Deepwater National Park and north into Eurimbula National Park - opening up coastal wilderness for camping and fishing. Other fishing includes estuary, beach and deep sea fishing.
Agnes Water and the Town of 1770 are one of the closest points on the mainland to the outer Great Barrier Reef, Lady Musgrave Island, Lady Elliot Island and Fitzroy Reef. Many beautiful architecturally designed homes dot the cabbage palm covered hillsides all with a look reminiscent of the tropics of far north Queensland.
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| 4 wheel driving in Eurimbula National Park | Fishing on the Reef | Yachts in Bustard Bay | Lady Musgrave Island - 31nm east of 1770 |
Agnes Water climate
Agnes Water has a most enjoyable climate with an average temperature of
31° in summer and 21° in winter. It is situated on the Tropic of
Capricorn, at latitude 23°30' south of the equator. This parallel marks
the farthest point south at which the sun can be seen directly overhead at
noon. The area doesn’t experience dramatic changes in seasons because
the sun is consistantly high in the sky throughout the year. People living
south of the Tropic of Capricorn experience dramatic seasonal climate changes,
based on the earth's tilt, and the subsequent angle of the sun.