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Werris Creek

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Werris Creek

Total population

1,349

Air quality index

44Good
Coordinates-31.35°, 150.65°

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

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Overview

Werris Creek is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, near Tamworth, in Liverpool Plains Shire. It is north of Quirindi and is at the junction of the Main North railway line to Armidale and Moree. At the 2011 census, Werris Creek had a population of 1,437.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
-31.3470
Longitude
150.6488
Water area
—
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
44
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
6.5
PM10 (µg/m³)
7.9
Ozone (µg/m³)
59
NO₂ (µg/m³)
1.7

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

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
14,515
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • eastern grey kangaroo
    Macropus giganteus Shaw, 1790 · Mammalia
    605
  • Australian Magpie
    Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
    485
  • Perforate St John's-wort
    Hypericum perforatum L. · Magnoliopsida
    471
  • wild boar
    Sus scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 · Mammalia
    404
  • Eastern Rosella
    Platycercus eximius (Shaw, 1792) · Aves
    336
  • Superb Fairywren
    Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
    309
  • Galah
    Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    291
  • Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
    Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    248

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

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
2
Largest magnitude
4.1
Largest event
2012-06-08

Most recent

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

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

N
Nick Simpson-Deeks
Australian actor
B
Barry Holmes
Australian diver
A
Arthur Collinson
Australian rugby league player

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

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.29
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,929

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

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
54
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

Events

Gallery

Sources

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