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Eskdale

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Eskdale

Total population

84

Coordinates-36.46°, 147.25°

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City facts

Overview

Eskdale is a town in the Shire of Towong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the Mitta Valley, near the river's confluence with the Little Snowy Creek, amongst the foothills of Mount Bogong. At the 2021 census, Eskdale had a population of 238.

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History & geography

History

The post office opened on 1 July 1885. A Beaufort bomber crashed near Eskdale in 1945 during a training flight.

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Geography

Latitude
-36.4646
Longitude
147.2524
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)
2,768
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • common bird-orchid
    Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones · Liliopsida
    139
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    81
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    73
  • Sea trout, Brown trout
    Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 · Animalia
    71
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    70
  • Prickly Horn Snail
    Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 · Gastropoda
    66
  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    66
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
    56

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
3.4
Largest event
2001-12-16

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.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.76
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,737

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
92
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
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