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Horton

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Air quality index

37Good
Coordinates-25.23°, 152.32°

Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Horton, a village in Queensland, Australia, forms part of the country's settled landscape. Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a subtropical latitude (-25.227°, 152.321°). The latitude suggests hot summers and mild winters typical of the subtropics. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,934 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 76% of daylight hours. Open-data panels below dive into population trends, climate normals, environmental indicators and nearby places.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-25.2274
Longitude
152.3209
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
37
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.3
PM10 (µg/m³)
5.2
Ozone (µg/m³)
66
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.6

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
8,197
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Willie-wagtail
    Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    199
  • Rufous Whistler
    Pachycephala rufiventris (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    155
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    154
  • Peaceful Dove
    Geopelia placida Gould, 1844 · Aves
    153
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
    151
  • Brown Honeyeater
    Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
    149
  • Rainbow Lorikeet
    Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
    144
  • Torresian Crow
    Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
    138

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
1
Largest magnitude
4.9
Largest event
2015-02-15

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

A
Alexander Adie
Australian pioneer businessman
George Petersen
George Petersen
Australian politician
Jack Pizzey
Jack Pizzey
Australian politician
Jim Christensen
Jim Christensen
Australian businessman
W
William Brand
Australian politician
Storm Keating
Storm Keating
Australian television producer/ director, writer, model and brand ambassador
J
Jim Blake
Australian politician
D
Des Hansen
Australian cricketer (1912-2007)

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

Nearby places in Queensland

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.3
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,934

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
40
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Horton

50 years of Queensland poetry
50 years of Queensland poetry
Helen Horton · 1998
Difficult love
Philip Neilsen · 2000
Impact of solar energy utilisation on the North Queensland electricity supply system
J. F. Horton · 1980
Around Mount Isa
Helen Horton · 1976
Early man in North Queensland
Early man in North Queensland
Andrée Rosenfeld · 1981
Prototyping and mechanical engineering
Glen I. Horton · 1997
The Gastric brooding frog
The Gastric brooding frog
Michael J. Tyler · 1983
Milton's Poems
Milton's Poems
John Milton · 1605

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021
SAL31364
Population (Wikidata)
158
Wikidata
Q30853841

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

  • • 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
  • • ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112