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Peak Hill

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Total population

768

Air quality index

23Good
Coordinates-32.73°, 148.19°

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City facts

Overview

Found in New South Wales, Australia, Peak Hill is classified as a small town in public datasets. Around 768 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (-32.727°, 148.191°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,961 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 77% of daylight hours. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. The sections below expand on demographics, weather, terrain, hazards and nearby points of interest using publicly available datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-32.7270
Longitude
148.1914
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
23
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
2.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
2.7
Ozone (µg/m³)
45
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)
5,079
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • African Boxthorn
    Lycium ferocissimum Miers · Magnoliopsida
    544
  • White Nightshade
    Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. · Magnoliopsida
    100
  • Summer Heliotrope
    Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl · Magnoliopsida
    98
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    93
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    87
  • Pied Currawong
    Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    78
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    74
  • White-throated Treecreeper
    Cormobates leucophaea (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    70

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3.7
Largest event
2008-03-18

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in New South Wales

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.37
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,961

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
408
Avg daily Wikipedia views
14
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Peak Hill

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

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

Events

Sources

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