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Beckom

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Beckom

Coordinates-34.32°, 146.96°

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Overview

Beckom is a village in the central part of the Riverina. It is about 7 kilometres north-east of Ardlethan, and situated about 90 kilometres (56 mi) east of Griffith. It had a population of 170 people on the 2006 Census night. The town was established with the opening of the railway line in 1908. Passenger services ceased in 1983 and the station closed in 1985 however the line remains open for goods trains.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-34.3241
Longitude
146.9608
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)
2,900
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Boxthorn
    Lycium ferocissimum Miers · Magnoliopsida
    76
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    72
  • Apostlebird
    Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
    64
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    58
  • White-winged Chough
    Corcorax melanoramphos (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    57
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    56
  • Bribie Island-pine
    Callitris columellaris F.Muell. · Pinopsida
    56
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    49

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.9
Largest event
2004-02-28

Most recent

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

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People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.28
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,927

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
3
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Events

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL10244
Population (Wikidata)
123
Wikidata
Q4878760

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