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McKinnon

Victoria, Australia · Oceania

About McKinnon

McKinnon works well as a base: 7km from Luna Park Melbourne.

McKinnon is in Victoria, Australia, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the left here.

McKinnon station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Frankston line, part of the Melbourne rail network. It serves the south-eastern suburb of McKinnon, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. McKinnon station is a below ground unstaffed station, featuring three platforms, an island platform with

Read more two faces and one side platform. It opened on 1 September 1884, with the current station provided in August 2016. Initially opened as McKinnon Road, the station was given its current name of McKinnon on 14 December 1885.

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What is there to see near McKinnon?

Within an hour or so of McKinnon: Luna Park Melbourne (7 km), Albert Park Circuit (9 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (12 km), Sandown Raceway (12 km).

Where is McKinnon?

McKinnon is in Victoria, Australia.

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Quick Information

Population
6,878
Continent
Oceania
Country
Australia
Region
Victoria
Timezone
Australia/Melbourne
Coordinates
-37.9110, 145.0380

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Australia

Police
000
Ambulance
000
Fire
000
Non-emergency police
131 444
Driving side
left

112 works from mobiles. Distances between fuel stops in the outback can exceed 200 km: plan ahead. Wildlife is most active at dawn/dusk.

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Worth the detour from McKinnon

7 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Luna Park Melbourne

Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.

7 km · about 15 min drive

racetrack

Albert Park Circuit

Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener

9 km · about 15 min drive

landmark

SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium

Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.

12 km · about 25 min drive

racetrack

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.

12 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Petrol Circus

Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.

13 km · about 25 min drive

cafe

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.

13 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Melbourne Zoo

Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.

16 km · about 20 min drive

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