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Balcanoona Homestead

South Australiahamlet

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Coordinates-30.53°, 139.30°

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City facts

Overview

Balcanoona Homestead is a hamlet in South Australia, Australia. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (-30.531°, 139.304°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. The location receives about 2,073 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year and sunshine for roughly 81% of daylight hours. Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-30.5313
Longitude
139.3036
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)
8,069
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • red kangaroo
    Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) · Mammalia
    1,308
  • eastern wallaroo
    Macropus robustus Gould, 1840 · Mammalia
    877
  • domestic goat
    Capra hircus Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    541
  • Emu
    Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    511
  • Yellow-footed Rock Wallaby
    Petrogale xanthopus Gray, 1854 · Mammalia
    251
  • Zebra Finch
    Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    201
  • European rabbit
    Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Mammalia
    152
  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    147

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
10
Largest magnitude
4.5
Largest event
2005-03-03

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.68
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,073

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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