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Dartmoor

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Dartmoor

Total population

244

Coordinates-37.92°, 141.28°

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City facts

Overview

Dartmoor is a rural township on the Princes Highway and the Glenelg River between Heywood and the South Australian border, in southwestern Victoria. At the 2011 census, Dartmoor had a population of 263.

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History & geography

History

Before the township was established the location was known as Woodford Inn. The township was settled in the late 1850s, a post office opening on 1 April 1860. The town was serviced by the Mount Gambier-Heywood railway line, which ceased operation on 11 April 1995.

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Geography

Latitude
-37.9225
Longitude
141.2767
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)
12,632
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Monterey Pine
    Pinus radiata D.Don · Pinopsida
    735
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    379
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    344
  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    309
  • White-browed Scrubwren
    Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    288
  • Eastern Yellow Robin
    Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    282
  • Yellow-faced Honeyeater
    Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    272
  • White-throated Treecreeper
    Cormobates leucophaea (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    271

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2002-01-05

Most recent

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

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Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.47
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,632

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

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
322
Avg daily Wikipedia views
12
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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