Browse / Australia / Victoria / Ventnor

Ventnor

Victoriavillage

Photograph of Ventnor
Featured view

Ventnor

Total population

826

Elevation28 m
Land area38.4 km²
Coordinates-38.47°, 145.17°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Elevation
28 m
Area
38.4 km²
Time zone
Australia/Melbourne

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ventnor is a small town on Phillip Island in Victoria, Australia. It is the location of the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. It was named after the town of Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. Quite a number of the roads in Ventnor, Phillip Island are named after other towns and villages on the Isle of Wight.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-38.4690
Longitude
145.1715
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
268,810
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    8,220
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    7,303
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    6,650
  • Cape Barren Goose
    Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 · Aves
    6,238
  • Welcome Swallow
    Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
    5,952
  • Australian Ibis
    Threskiornis molucca (Cuvier, 1829) · Aves
    5,719
  • Little Wattlebird
    Anthochaera chrysoptera (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    5,446
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    5,423

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
28
Largest magnitude
5.2
Largest event
2012-06-19

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Victoria

Browse all places in Victoria

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.38
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,599

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
154
Avg daily Wikipedia views
5
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ventnor

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • iNaturalist
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Open Library