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Black Hill

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Total population

560

Elevation54 m
WeatherAvg high 74.4°F
Coordinates-32.84°, 151.61°

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City facts

Elevation
54 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Black Hill is a rural locality and suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 26 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle and City of Cessnock local government areas.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-32.8400
Longitude
151.6122
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Avg high
74.4°F
Avg low
56.3°F
Annual precipitation
37.4 in

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
552,989
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    17,152
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    15,119
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    13,870
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    12,858
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    10,693
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    10,074
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    9,547
  • Masked Lapwing
    Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
    9,474

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
13
Largest magnitude
5.1
Largest event
2025-04-22

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in New South Wales

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,739

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
515
Avg daily Wikipedia views
17
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Black Hill

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library