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Thornton

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Total population

130

Coordinates-37.25°, 145.80°

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

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City facts

Overview

Within Victoria, Australia, Thornton stands as a small village. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 130. Geographically it lies in the southern hemisphere at a warm temperate latitude (-37.254°, 145.799°). Based on its warm temperate position, residents likely encounter warm summers and cool winters. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,618 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-37.2542
Longitude
145.7987
Water area
View on OpenStreetMap

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

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
27,633
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    806
  • Crimson Rosella
    Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
    718
  • Red Wattlebird
    Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
    566
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    565
  • Laughing Kookaburra
    Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
    536
  • Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton
    Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton · Magnoliopsida
    531
  • Gray Fantail
    Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
    519
  • Monterey Pine
    Pinus radiata D.Don · Pinopsida
    511

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
16
Largest magnitude
5.9
Largest event
2021-09-21

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Victoria

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.43
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,618

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
217
Avg daily Wikipedia views
7
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Thornton

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

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