Boston, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Boston
State:sa
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Lower Eyre Peninsula
Postcode:5607 [1]
Timezone:ACST
Utc:+9:30
Timezone-Dst:ACST
Utc-Dst:+10:30
Maxtemp:21.2
Mintemp:11.4
Rainfall:389.7
Coordinates:-34.6823°N 135.8237°W
Region:Eyre Western[2]
Stategov:Flinders
Fedgov:Grey
Dist1:252
Dir1:west
Location1:Adelaide city centre
Dist2:6.9
Dir2:north
Location2:Port Lincoln city centre
Near-E:Spencer Gulf
Near-Se:Spencer Gulf
Near-S:Port Lincoln
Near-Sw:Duck Ponds
Near-W:Hawson
Near-Nw:Tiatukia
Hawson
Near-N:Tiatukia
Near-Ne:Spencer Gulf
Footnotes:Climate[3]

Boston is a locality on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia, situated in the District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula. It consists of a coastal section immediately north of Port Lincoln and a broader area inland; while it is residential along the coast, much of the locality remains semi-rural. The name and boundaries were formalised in October 2003 for the long established local name. On 15 October 2009, sections of Boston were severed and added to North Shields and the new locality of Tiatukia, while a portion of adjacent Hawson was added to Boston.[4]

The Lincoln Highway runs along the coast through Boston. The Port Lincoln Golf Course is located in its southwestern corner.

The historic Boston House, located on Lincoln Highway, is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[5] The National Trust of South Australia-owned Brinkworth Reserve, which was the subject of a prominent public campaign over a cancelled sale attempt in 2014–15, is also located at Boston.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result(s) for Boston, 5607 . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 16 February 2016.
  2. Web site: Search results for "Boston LOCB" with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and Localities', 'SA Government Regions' and 'Counties'. Location SA Map viewer. Government of South Australia. 22 December 2017.
  3. Web site: Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) . Commonwealth of Australia, Bureau of Meteorology. 1 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Search result(s) for Boston, 5607 . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser . 17 February 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
  5. Web site: Dwelling ('Boston House') . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 12 March 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160313031328/http://apps.planning.sa.gov.au/HeritageSearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=16607 . 13 March 2016 .
  6. News: Trust will not sell Brinkworth Reserve . Port Lincoln Times . 23 January 2015 . 12 March 2016.