Mount Samson, Queensland

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Mount Samson
Queensland

Population: 721 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode: 4520
Location: 34 km (21 mi) from Brisbane
LGA: Moreton Bay Regional Council
State District: Ferny Grove
Federal Division: Dickson
Suburbs around Mount Samson:
Kobble Creek Samsonvale Cashmere
Mount Glorious Mount Samson Clear Mountain
Cedar Creek Cedar Creek Closeburn

Mount Samson is about half way between Samford and Dayboro located in South East Queensland, Australia. It is roughly 34 km north west of Brisbane. It is located in the local government area of Moreton Bay Regional Council. The suburb gets its name from the reasonably dominant Mt Samson which is part of the D'Aguilar Range.

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[edit] Location

Mount Samson is a blend of acreage properties and small farms. The area was most recently dominated by agriculture such as dairy farming. Access to Mount Samson from Brisbane is along Samford Road. Drive 15 minutes to Ferny Grove. The busy city is left behind. Meandering another 5 minutes through the Samford State Forest brings you to the very pretty Samford Village. Another 10 minutes down Mt Samson Road through the Yugar and Closeburn suburbs leads to Mount Samson.

[edit] Transport

  • 5 minute drive to Samford
  • 15 minute drive to Ferny Grove Train Station (Buses between Samford and Ferny Grove train station)
  • 35 minute drive to the Brisbane’s CBD
  • 20 minute drive to major regional shopping centres at Aspley / Chermside via Eaton’s Crossing Road
  • 20 minute drive via Brendale to access Gympie Road / Bruce Highway / Gateway Motorway (North and South)
  • 35 minute drive to Brisbane domestic and international airports (airports also serviced by rail)

[edit] Facilities

  • Samsonvale Hall (located on Winn Road near the primary school). Information about booking the hall can be obtained from the Pine Rivers council.

[edit] Activities

[edit] Accommodation

[edit] Education

There is one local primary school:

[edit] History

Reference Samford for a general description of the Samford Valley's history.

[edit] Climate

Mount Samson has a sub-tropical climate with very hot humid summers and mild, dry, sunny winters. Most rain falls during the height of summer, between November and February.

Whilst summer maximum average temperatures generally linger around 30C, the summer months have some extremely hot days, sometimes as high as 40C.

Current real-time Samford weather (which is pretty close to Mount Samson) details can be found here.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Mount Samson (Pine Rivers Shire) (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.

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