Cape Clear, The Australian town with a 13m Lighthouse - 90km from the sea.

If you like what you see, please feel free to like and subscribe.- link at bottom right hand corner of screen. Cape Clear is a small rural town located in Victoria, Australia about 40km south west of Ballarat. Cape Clear has a hotel and a general store ( both now closed ) . The town is close to the Woady Yaloak River. The area was once vibrant during the gold rush in the 19th century with the area swamping to 25,000 people during the height of the gold rush with the local population being lower than 1,000. Cape Clear Post Office opened on 17 April 1865. and still ran and owned by the same family. It is now largely dependent on farming. Cape Clear was named by Irish gold miners who originated from Cape Clear in Ireland. Despite its name, it is about 90 kilometres from the coast. A 13-metre-high model lighthouse with a working light was constructed near the hotel in 2008 to create a local landmark