Down Road Nature Reserve, Australia: what it is and when to go

What it is and where

Down Road Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Western Australia (Albany, Western Australia). It has articles in 2 Wikipedias, so it is not one of the busiest places in Australia: one to enjoy at a calmer pace.

It is in Albany, Western Australia, where this site lists 21 more places to see, 14 km from the centre.

Its coordinates are -34.96072, 117.75303; the nearest main airport is Perth International Airport (PER, Perth), 375 km as the crow flies. How to get around Australia (train, car, bus) is covered in its country guide.

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It is one of the Nature and Wildlife places in Australia. In Kokai it is already on your trip map next to the places you save yourself, and it goes into a day's plan with one tap.

When to go

The best time to visit Down Road Nature Reserve is March to April and October to November.

In December there are 14 h 20 of daylight, and in June, 9 h 40. Daylight hours are calculated from the site's latitude for the 15th of each month; when planning a full day on foot they matter as much as the weather.

It is not the same trip whatever you come for: Down Road Nature Reserve has a different season depending on what you want to do here, and Kokai puts it in the right month for you.

When to go to Australia in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.

Before you go to Australia

To enter Australia there are 9 things to sort out before you leave, starting with “Domestic flights and car, booked in advance”: they are all, with their deadlines, in the Australia checklist. Currency: Australian dollar (AUD); plugs: Type I · 230 V · 50 Hz (its own adapter, with three flat pins in a V); emergencies: 000 for everything · 112 from a mobile.

In Kokai you tick off the checklist inside your trip, and each item reminds you when it is time to do it.

What is nearby

• Marbelup Nature ReserveNature reserve in Western Australia3.9 km
• Mount MelvilleMountain in Western Australia12 km
• Mill Brook Nature ReserveNature reserve in Western Australia14 km
• St John's Anglican Church, AlbanyHeritage listed church in Albany, Western Australia14 km
• Scots Uniting Church, AlbanyHeritage listed church in Albany, Western Australia14 km

Distances are as the crow flies. Everything else is in the Australia guide.

More in Australia: Nature

• Uluru: large sandstone isolated mount in Australia
• Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Australian external territory and volcanic group of barren Antarctic islands
• Mount Kosciuszko: highest mountain in the mainland of the Australian continent, located on New South Wales–Victoria border
• Gulf of Carpentaria: large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the Arafura Sea
• Great Australian Bight: oceanic bight off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia
• Macquarie Island: sub-Antarctic island of Australia

Every Australia place under Nature, each with its season, is on its page.

Frequently asked questions

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