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Ball Bay

Queenslandtown

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Ball Bay

Coordinates-20.91°, 149.00°

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Overview

Ball Bay is a coastal rural town, a locality and a bay in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Ball Bay had a population of 384 people.

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History & geography

Geography

Ball Bay is located north-west of Mackay and south-east of Proserpine. It is the nearest settlement to Cape Hillsborough National Park.

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Geography

Latitude
-20.9065
Longitude
148.9970
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
12,471
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australasian Figbird
    Sphecotheres vieilloti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    315
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
    306
  • Bar-shouldered Dove
    Geopelia humeralis (Temminck, 1821) · Aves
    259
  • Spangled Drongo
    Dicrurus bracteatus Gould, 1843 · Aves
    232
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    222
  • Varied Triller
    Lalage leucomela (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    209
  • Silver Gull
    Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae (Stephens, 1826) · Aves
    204
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    197

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.63
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
2,056

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
36
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL30127
Population (Wikidata)
360
Wikidata
Q16837354

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112