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Observatory Hill - SA

Observatory Hill

Survey Marks

Position

DEG: -28.967461 132.066498

DMS: 28º 58' 2.86" S 132º 03' 59.39" E

UTM: 53 J 6792073mN 214121mE

Altitude: 282m

Place Type

Infrastructure - Survey Marks

Location

904.16kms NorthWest of Adelaide

Address & Contact

Emu to Maralinga Road

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

On the 13th August 1955 while locating a new permanent Nuclear Testing site (that would be called Maralinga) Len Leadell Placed a stone cairn and plaque and what he called Obsevatory Hill, with 360 degree unrestricted view of the area.

PlaceID	107678

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Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Coober Pedy Airport at 22/12:00am CDT

Distance from Observatory Hill 258.2km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
29.7°C	24.2°C	25%	7.6°C	1011.5hPa	0.0mm	ENE	26km/hr 14knots	32km/hr 17knots

Closest Climatic Station

Marla Police Station

Distance from Observatory Hill 239.79km NE

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.3	36.0	32.6	28.6	23.1	19.7	19.8	22.2	26.8	29.8	33.0	35.0
Mean Min. °C	21.9	21.4	17.7	13.6	8.9	5.4	4.9	6.2	10.7	14.3	17.7	20.0
Mean Rain mm	14.7	31.4	24.1	10.2	13.4	14.1	13.4	7.9	10.5	20.8	23.8	39.7

Observatory Hill - SA