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Tarpeena

South Australiavillage

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Total population

329

Air quality index

30Good
Elevation74 m
Coordinates-37.63°, 140.80°

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City facts

Elevation
74 m

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Tarpeena is a town and a locality on the Riddoch Highway between Penola and Mount Gambier in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-37.6272
Longitude
140.7954
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
30
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
4.7
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
52
NO₂ (µg/m³)
0.2

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
7,584
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    232
  • Brown Froglet
    Crinia signifera Girard, 1853 · Amphibia
    226
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    212
  • Gray Shrikethrush
    Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    175
  • Yellow-faced Honeyeater
    Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801) · Aves
    168
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    163
  • White-throated Treecreeper
    Cormobates leucophaea (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    163
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    153

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
3.6
Largest event
2002-01-05

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in South Australia

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.51
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,648

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
74
Avg daily Wikipedia views
2
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

Southern Crestwort
Southern Crestwort
Lophocolea semiteres
Seen 2026-07-22
Australian Hound's-tongue
Australian Hound's-tongue
Cynoglossum australe
Seen 2026-07-22
Swamp pennywort
Swamp pennywort
Centella cordifolia
Seen 2026-07-22
Green-head Ant
Green-head Ant
Rhytidoponera metallica
Seen 2026-07-22
Red Azolla
Red Azolla
Azolla rubra
Seen 2026-07-22
fringed heartwort
fringed heartwort
Ricciocarpos natans
Seen 2026-07-22
Nodding Greenhood
Nodding Greenhood
Pterostylis nutans
Seen 2026-07-18
Australian Flour Lepidella
Australian Flour Lepidella
Amanita farinacea
Seen 2026-07-18
Lactarius eucalypti
Lactarius eucalypti
Lactarius eucalypti
Seen 2026-07-18

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

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Tarpeena, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

STS130-E-9512 - View of Earth — Tarpeena, Australia6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • 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