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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Hawthorn
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Hawthorn
Hawthorn works well as a base: 5 minutes from Camberwell, 6km from Petrol Circus.
Hawthorn is in Victoria, Australia, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Camberwell, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Hawthorn?
Within an hour or so of Hawthorn: Petrol Circus (6 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (6 km), Albert Park Circuit (7 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (7 km).
Where is Hawthorn?
Hawthorn is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Camberwell.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,322
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.8199, 145.0358
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Worth the detour from Hawthorn
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
7 km · about 15 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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