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Picola

Victoriahamlet

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Picola

Coordinates-36.00°, 145.11°

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City facts

Overview

Picola is a town in the Shire of Moira in northern Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Picola had a population of 206.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude

-35.9984

Longitude

145.1112

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)

38,006

Distinct species (top 10)

10

Most-observed species

lesser joyweed
Alternanthera denticulata R.Br. · Magnoliopsida
2,304
Common Sneezeweed
Centipeda cunninghamii (DC.) A.Braun & Asch. · Magnoliopsida
1,308
Sharp Spike Sedge
Eleocharis acuta R.Br. · Liliopsida
1,062
Vandyke grass
Setaria jubiflora (Trin.) R.D.Webster · Liliopsida
914
Water Fern, Fairy moss
Azolla filiculoides Lam. · Polypodiopsida
883
Juncus ingens N.A.Wakef.
Juncus ingens N.A.Wakef. · Liliopsida
801
upright water-milfoil
Myriophyllum crispatum Orchard · Magnoliopsida
782
Spiny mud grass
Pseudoraphis spinescens (R.Br.) Vickery · Liliopsida
691

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)

6

Largest magnitude

3.6

Largest event

2003-12-29

Most recent

M 3 — 2018-07-23
18 km S of Cohuna, Australia
M 3 — 2010-05-26
8 km E of Rochester, Australia
M 3.3 — 2005-01-20
16 km WNW of Wangaratta, Australia
M 3.6 — 2003-12-29
40 km WNW of Deniliquin, Australia
M 2.5 — 2002-08-09
10 km ESE of Kyabram, Australia
M 3.3 — 2002-01-22
5 km WNW of Rochester, Australia

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Jim Nicholas

Australian rules footballer (1890-1917)

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

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)

5.2

Annual solar (kWh/m²)

1,899

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)

18

Avg daily Wikipedia views

1

Attention level

Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Round-leaf Wattle

Round-leaf Wattle

Acacia acinacea

Seen 2026-08-01

Social Huntsman Spider

Social Huntsman Spider

Delena cancerides

Seen 2026-07-31

Golden-tailed Jumping Spider

Golden-tailed Jumping Spider

Seen 2026-07-31

Poison Pratia

Lobelia concolor

Seen 2026-07-30

Eastern Great Egret

Eastern Great Egret

Ardea alba modesta

Seen 2026-06-29

Little Pied Cormorant

Little Pied Cormorant

Microcarbo melanoleucos

Seen 2026-06-29

Eastern Brush-tailed Possum

Eastern Brush-tailed Possum

Trichosurus vulpecula vulpecula

Seen 2026-06-28

Willie Wagtail

Rhipidura leucophrys

Seen 2026-06-28

Gray Shrikethrush

Gray Shrikethrush

Colluricincla harmonica

Seen 2026-06-28

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

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics

ASGS 2021: SAL22066
Population (Wikidata): 206
Wikidata: Q7191045

ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata
• USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
• GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
• iNaturalist
• Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
• Wikipedia Pageviews API
• ABS — Australian Bureau of Statistics — ASGS 2021 ID via Wikidata P10112