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Hammond
South Australiahamlet
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Hammond is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the southern Flinders Ranges.
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History
The town of Hammond was surveyed in May 1879 on the banks of the Bellaratta Creek. It is named after William Henry Hammond Jervois, the eldest son of Governor of South Australia William Jervois. St Dominic's Catholic Church in Hammond opened in 1907 but closed on 25 June 2006. Hammond school opened in 1886 but is also now closed.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- GalahEolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves77
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves77
- Crested PigeonOcyphaps lophotes (Temminck, 1822) · Aves55
- White-plumed HoneyeaterPtilotula penicillata (Gould, 1837) · Aves52
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves51
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves49
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves49
- Red-rumped ParrotPsephotus haematonotus (Gould, 1838) · Aves41
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.3 — 2025-02-0883 km NE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.9 — 2025-01-1174 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.3 — 2024-04-178 km ENE of Jamestown, Australia
- M 3.3 — 2018-07-099 km NNW of Jamestown, Australia
- M 4 — 2017-04-2429 km ENE of Quorn, Australia
- M 4.6 — 2011-10-1573 km E of Quorn, Australia
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 South Australia
- Bruce7.7 mi away
- Willowie11.7 mi away
- Carrieton14.3 mi away · pop. 23
- Wilmington15.5 mi away · pop. 472
- Morchard17.5 mi away
- Quorn19.8 mi away · pop. 1,150
- Pichi Richi21.3 mi away
- Melrose22.5 mi away · pop. 174
- Orroroo22.9 mi away · pop. 516
- Booleroo Centre25 mi away · pop. 266
- Miranda28.1 mi away · pop. 30
- Black Rock30.7 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hammond
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hammond, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • 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