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Sandon

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Sandon

Coordinates-37.17°, 144.04°

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City facts

Overview

Sandon is a locality in the Shire of Hepburn and Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 106 kilometres (66 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Sandon had a population of 89.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-37.1677
Longitude
144.0383
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)
107,056
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    4,161
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    3,128
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    3,100
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    3,039
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    2,502
  • Spotted Pardalote
    Pardalotus punctatus (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
    2,260
  • Little Raven
    Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
    2,177
  • Gray Shrikethrush
    Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    2,119

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
4
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2023-05-28

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

F
Fred Nomens
Australian rules footballer
J
James McDonald
Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly (1877-1947)
L
Lindsay Tasman Ride
Hong Kong academic
H
Herb Howson
Australian rules footballer, cricketer and coach (1872-1948)
W
William Blair
Australian rules footballer
N
Norm McCleary
Australian rules footballer (1911-2000)
W
William Dunstone
Australian politician
G
Gower Ross
Australian rules footballer (1890-1917)
B
Bobby Rowe
Australian rules footballer (1883–1958)
C
Charles Rowe
Australian rules footballer (1882–1959)
A
Archie Butler
Australian rules footballer
L
Louie B. Riggall
Australian artist (1868-1918)

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)
4.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,646

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
51
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Sandon

Thomas Smith of Sandon
C. C. Culvenor · 1994
The Press favors the Crow's Nest southern charter
1997
Amalgamations and libraries
1982
Vanishing British Columbia
Vanishing British Columbia
Michael Kluckner · 2005
This blessed plot, this earth
Jonathan Horne · 2011

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle
Mainland Wedge-tailed Eagle
Aquila audax audax
Seen 2026-08-21
Weebill
Weebill
Smicrornis brevirostris
Seen 2026-08-21
Koala
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Seen 2026-08-21
Fuscous Honeyeater
Fuscous Honeyeater
Ptilotula fusca
Seen 2026-08-21
Spotted Pardalote
Spotted Pardalote
Pardalotus punctatus
Seen 2026-08-21
Jacky Winter
Jacky Winter
Microeca fascinans
Seen 2026-08-21
Hooded Robin
Hooded Robin
Melanodryas cucullata
Seen 2026-08-21
Scarlet Robin
Scarlet Robin
Petroica boodang
Seen 2026-08-21
White-winged Chough
White-winged Chough
Corcorax melanorhamphos
Seen 2026-08-21

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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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