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Darlington

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Darlington

Coordinates-38.00°, 143.04°

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City facts

Overview

Darlington is a locality in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Corangamite and on the Hamilton Highway, 194 kilometres (121 mi) south west of the state capital, Melbourne. Mount Emu Creek passes through the locality.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-37.9990

Longitude

143.0448

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)

5,249

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
299
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
180
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
169
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
148
Masked Lapwing
Vanellus miles (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
147
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
126
Chestnut Teal
Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838) · Aves
118
Welcome Swallow
Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
117

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

4

Largest magnitude

4.8

Largest event

2023-10-21

Most recent

M 4.1 — 2026-07-05
28 km WNW of Apollo Bay, Australia
M 3.5 — 2023-10-21
10 km NW of Apollo Bay, Australia
M 4.8 — 2023-10-21
16 km WNW of Apollo Bay, Australia
M 3.8 — 2011-06-01
45 km NE of Hamilton, Australia

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 Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.55

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,661

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

113

Avg daily Wikipedia views

4

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Darlington

Townscape of Darlington

Townscape of Darlington

Gillian Cookson · 2003

A History of the County of Durham

A History of the County of Durham

William Page · 2005

The Victoria history of the County of Durham

The Victoria history of the county of Durham

The Victoria history of the county of Durham

William Page · 1905

Bradley's Railway Guide

Bradley's Railway Guide

Simon Bradley · 2024

Contemporary Authors

Contemporary Authors

Michael J. Tyrkus · 2012

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Running Postman

Running Postman

Kennedia prostrata

Seen 2026-08-26

Brolga

Antigone rubicunda

Seen 2026-08-13

Common Rough Woodlouse

Common Rough Woodlouse

Porcellio scaber

Seen 2026-07-23

scented sundew

Drosera aberrans

Seen 2026-07-22

Craspedia paludicola

Craspedia paludicola

Craspedia paludicola

Seen 2026-07-21

Eastern Banjo Frog

Eastern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii

Seen 2026-04-21

Narrow-leaf Cotton Bush

Narrow-leaf Cotton Bush

Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Seen 2026-04-19

Austral Bracken

Austral Bracken

Pteridium esculentum

Seen 2026-04-08

Barleys

Seen 2026-03-20

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

Events

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Sources

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