Comments on: Gravity Hill & Mount Macedon http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/gravity-hill-mount-macedon/ Kham Tran's random ramblings about his life, travels, food and other stuff. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/gravity-hill-mount-macedon/#comment-14932 David Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:21:23 +0000 http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/a-saturday-on-mount-macedon/#comment-14932 I have visited Gravity Hill at Straws Lane Mount Macedon. My theory is that it is only optical elusions. I’ve used a spirit level to measure the level of the road and the measurement suggested that the end of the road that visually looks higher is actually lower than the lower end of the slope. I also used the GPS on my PDA to measured the latitude and longitude of the slope by walking from where it visually looks like the lowest point of the slope and the reading was 718 m above sea level. The visual highest point of the slope where the car move and come to a stopped by itself is actually the lowest part of the slope it actually read 715 m above sea level. It is hard to find the exact location where the slope is on this road (Straws Lane, Mount Macedon). You can easily drive past it without noticing anything different and there are no signs on the road to show where it is. My hint for you all is to look for a speed sign on this road that reads 40 km/h this is where the visually lowest point of the slope but actually it is the highest point of the slope. While you are there, I suggest you visit Hanging Rock nearby. Entry is $10 per car but the view and the BBQ facilities is worth the bucks. I hope this will help Have a nice day! David I have visited Gravity Hill at Straws Lane Mount Macedon. My theory is that it is only optical elusions. I’ve used a spirit level to measure the level of the road and the measurement suggested that the end of the road that visually looks higher is actually lower than the lower end of the slope. I also used the GPS on my PDA to measured the latitude and longitude of the slope by walking from where it visually looks like the lowest point of the slope and the reading was 718 m above sea level. The visual highest point of the slope where the car move and come to a stopped by itself is actually the lowest part of the slope it actually read 715 m above sea level.

It is hard to find the exact location where the slope is on this road (Straws Lane, Mount Macedon). You can easily drive past it without noticing anything different and there are no signs on the road to show where it is. My hint for you all is to look for a speed sign on this road that reads 40 km/h this is where the visually lowest point of the slope but actually it is the highest point of the slope.

While you are there, I suggest you visit Hanging Rock nearby. Entry is $10 per car but the view and the BBQ facilities is worth the bucks. I hope this will help

Have a nice day!

David

]]> By: Kham http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/gravity-hill-mount-macedon/#comment-9622 Kham Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:21:10 +0000 http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/a-saturday-on-mount-macedon/#comment-9622 Danny, It's hard to describe the section as most of the road looks the same. I've just found a YouTube video of it though so you should be able to recognise it when you drive along the road. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNRaXk2ydYE Danny,

It’s hard to describe the section as most of the road looks the same. I’ve just found a YouTube video of it though so you should be able to recognise it when you drive along the road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNRaXk2ydYE

]]> By: Danny Le http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/gravity-hill-mount-macedon/#comment-9604 Danny Le Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:02:38 +0000 http://www.khamtran.com/2007/12/a-saturday-on-mount-macedon/#comment-9604 Hi Kham, I went to Mt Macedon to see the gravity hill, however, I couldn't find exactly where it is. Can u pls give me the direction? I tried the Straws Lane on google. Cheers, Danny Hi Kham,

I went to Mt Macedon to see the gravity hill, however, I couldn’t find exactly where it is.

Can u pls give me the direction? I tried the Straws Lane on google.

Cheers,
Danny

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