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Mount Compass

South Australiatown

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Total population

1,232

Elevation236 m

Coordinates-35.35°, 138.62°

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

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City facts

Elevation

236 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Mount Compass is a town and locality in the Australian state of South Australia located in the Mount Lofty Ranges, on the A13 south of Adelaide, and north of Victor Harbor. It is a small community, traditionally supported by farming. Both market gardens and dairy have proved lucrative in the area. At the 2016 census, Mount Compass shared a population of 1,457 with adjoining localities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-35.3481

Longitude

138.6206

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)

143,397

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
3,596
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
3,296
New Holland Honeyeater
Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
3,051
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
3,007
Little Raven
Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
2,892
Galah
Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
2,650
Crimson Rosella
Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
2,133
Gray Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
1,991

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

8

Largest magnitude

4

Largest event

2022-03-05

Most recent

M 3 — 2022-03-29
3 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
M 4 — 2022-03-05
3 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
M 3.2 — 2018-08-08
11 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
M 3.9 — 2017-02-01
9 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
M 3.3 — 2011-10-18
3 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
M 3.8 — 2010-04-16
2 km N of Macclesfield, Australia

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Mullawirraburka

Aboriginal leader (1811–1845)

Australian rules footballer (1877–1961)

Australian rules footballer and cricketer (1885-1951)

Australian serial killer

Australian rules footballer (1909–1992)

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

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

4.77

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,742

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

199

Avg daily Wikipedia views

7

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Mount Compass

History of the World's Fair

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

A TOUR OF THE WORLD

Malik Mansab Khan · 2025

Fangruida:Nuclear submarine attacks, strategic bombers, land-based nuclear missiles and space warfare --------Modern war and future war (new cold war and hot war

Fangruida · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Sources

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