Larrimah - NT

  Town

Position

DEG: -15.57437 133.216093
DMS: 15º 34' 27.73" S 133º 12' 57.94" E
UTM: 53 L 8277345mN 308712mE
Altitude: 188.18m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

430.11kms SouthEast of Darwin - Driving 497 km (5 hours 21 mins)

Address & Contact

1
Larrimah NT 0852
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
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Information

Located on the Stuart Highway 534 km south of Darwin and 177 km south of Katherine. Originally meant to be the southern terminus for the infamous North Australian railway - 'the line to nowhere' This was, in fact, 8km further south at Birdum. The town of Larrimah was established by the Military during WW11 with the gradual shift of the railhead from Birdum to Larrimah for the movement of troops and supplies to Darwin. In late 1941, the 8th Australian Staging camp was built by the Australian Army - setup for troops making the journey by road from Adelaide before transferring onto rail at Larrimah siding for the rest of the journey to Darwin. A telephone Repeater Station was built giving Army personnel access to communications to the south and north. Today Larrimah is just another stopover point on the Stuart Highway with a roadhouse, a caravan park and a delightful outback pub, The Larrimah Hotel. This was originally the pub at Birdum until it was moved to Larrimah in 1952. There are only a few relics left of the railway line which was closed down in 1976. The Larrimah Museum is opposite the pub.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Daly Waters at 22/04:00am CST
Distance from Larrimah 78.52km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.6°C29.3°C93%23.4°C1007.5hPa-mmWNW4km/hr
2knots
6km/hr
3knots

Closest Climatic Station

Larrimah
Distance from Larrimah 0.26km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.334.434.033.831.729.329.431.835.137.337.936.8
Mean Min. °C24.023.722.519.816.313.012.314.118.422.224.324.5
Mean Rain mm208.2204.7156.032.38.93.82.40.73.527.865.2140.7

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