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Dalhousie - SA

Dalhousie Ruins

Pretty handy woodwork.

Dalhousie ruins

Dalhousie

Dalhousie Station Ruins

Dalhousie Homestead ruins

Dalhousie Ruins

Dalhousie ruins with date palms

Old stockyards at Dalhousie ruins

Population - Station,Homestead

Position

DEG: -26.514223 135.468384

DMS: 26º 30' 51.2" S 135º 28' 6.18" E

UTM: 53 J 7067282mN 546669mE

Altitude: 121.59m

Place Type

Population - Population - Station,Homestead

Location

979.7kms North of Adelaide - Driving 1324 km (18 hours 12 mins)

Address & Contact

Public Access Route No 8
SA 5734

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The first lease of Dalhousie was in 1872. Abondoned in 1925. 100 year old date palms rustling in the breeze. Remnants of the cattle yards and chook pen. Many old buildings including homestead, stockman's quarters and blacksmith. Taken over in 1984 by the Department for Environment and Heritage and was dedicated as ‘Witjira National Park.’

PlaceID	40194

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TrekNotes Near This Place (1)

Mt Dare to Oodnadatta via Dalhousie

Nearby Places (7)

Wildflowers

Weather

Closest Weather Station

Oodnadatta at 05/07:30pm CDT

Distance from Dalhousie 115.71km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
34.2°C	28.0°C	8%	-4.7°C	1008.6hPa	0.0mm	SSE	19km/hr 10knots	28km/hr 15knots

Closest Climatic Station

Oodnadatta Airport

Distance from Dalhousie 115.71km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.9	36.6	33.7	28.5	23.2	19.9	19.6	22.1	26.6	30.3	33.7	36.3
Mean Min. °C	23.0	22.3	19.2	14.4	9.7	6.5	5.8	7.4	11.4	15.1	18.6	21.2
Mean Rain mm	22.9	32.2	14.3	10.9	12.7	11.7	10.0	8.1	9.9	13.9	13.0	17.1