Poeppel Corner - SA

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -25.997219 137.999603
DMS: 25º 59' 49.99" S 137º 59' 58.57" E
UTM: 53 J 7121177mN 800285mE
Altitude: 24.61m

Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

991.81kms North of Adelaide

Address & Contact

Simpson Desert Conservation Park
South Australia
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
Web: N/A

Information

This is the position for the meeting of 3 state boundaries - Queensland meets South Australia and the Northern Territory. Named by surveyor Augustus Poeppel in the mid-1880s the site was originally marked with a wooden post however various markers have been replaced over time. The site now contains interpretative signage and there are good camp sites in the vicinity.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Birdsville at 21/09:00pm EST
Distance from Poeppel Corner 135.1km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
32.9°C31.4°C29%13.0°C1011.2hPa0.0mmE13km/hr
7knots
19km/hr
10knots

Closest Climatic Station

Birdsville Airport
Distance from Poeppel Corner 135.1km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C40.238.135.231.825.621.121.824.729.932.936.038.5
Mean Min. °C26.424.721.717.111.27.37.08.713.617.021.223.8
Mean Rain mm20.933.040.51.36.411.85.44.17.211.418.28.4

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