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Buchanan

New South Waleshamlet

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Total population

212

Air quality index

54Moderate
Coordinates-32.81°, 151.52°

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City facts

Overview

Buchanan is a locality in the City of Maitland and City of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately half farmland and half forested. It was notable as being the intersection of the roads between Maitland, Beresfield, Kurri and Edgeworth. It is the preferred location for a regional freight hub. In 2021, the population was 212, median age was 38 and 88% were born in Australia.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-32.8150
Longitude
151.5178
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
54
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
14.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
20.3
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
10.8

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
466,829
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    15,014
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    12,995
  • Noisy Miner
    Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    12,053
  • Magpie-lark
    Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    10,906
  • Spotted Dove
    Spilopelia chinensis (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
    8,780
  • Australian Raven
    Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
    8,586
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    8,211
  • Crested Pigeon
    Ocyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves
    7,637

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
16
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

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

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)
68
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buchanan

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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