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Old Lime Kilns - SA

Old Lime Kilns

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -31.559799 138.418198

DMS: 31º 33' 35.28" S 138º 25' 5.51" E

UTM: 54 J 6505465mN 254939mE

Altitude: 221m

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Merna Morna Station

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Information

These lime kilns were constructed by the Ghan Railway Line workers to make their own cement for the bridges and culverts. They fired the dolomite rock found in this area by heaping wood in the bottom of the kilns then laying the rock on top and then firing until the rock was reduced to powder.

When the kilns were cooled, the residue powder was raked out and this was then used as concrete to construct the many culverts and bridges on the Ghan line in this area.

PlaceID	110567

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Hawker at 01/09:00am CST

Distance from Old Lime Kilns 36.13km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
14.3°C	11.0°C	67%	8.2°C	1030.4hPa	0.0mm	E	15km/hr 8knots	km/hr knots

Closest Climatic Station

Hawker

Distance from Old Lime Kilns 36.13km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.4	30.1	25.5	20.0	16.4	15.9	17.8	21.7	25.7	29.3	31.8
Mean Min. °C	18.0	18.0	14.9	11.0	7.1	4.4	3.7	4.3	6.8	9.8	13.6	15.8
Mean Rain mm	19.9	21.0	16.7	19.4	30.6	38.2	33.7	31.8	27.7	24.6	23.2	22.0