Parachilna Siding - SA

  Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -31.132771 138.394089
DMS: 31º 07' 57.97" S 138º 23' 38.72" E
UTM: 54 J 6552761mN 251529mE
Altitude: 142m

Description

Place Type

Recreation - Tourist Attraction

Location

421.42kms North of Adelaide - Driving 488 km (5 hours 21 mins)

Address & Contact

Parachilna Station
South Australia 5710
Phone: N/A
Email: N/A
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Information

The railway line opposite the pub is now closed. It was used for massive coal loads on their way to the Port Augusta power station. These were "monster trains" of up to 3 km in length. It took 5 minutes until the entire train passed by. Now various displays show the history of the area. And an unusual sundial with holes tracing out an analemma. Place a shadow stick in the hole nearest to the date and the shadow falls on a rock with the hour marked.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Leigh Creek at 01/05:00pm CDT
Distance from Parachilna Siding 59.67km N
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
32.8°C28.0°C15%2.8°C1009.5hPa0.0mmWNW17km/hr
9knots
26km/hr
14knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leigh Creek Airport
Distance from Parachilna Siding 59.67km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.534.531.126.220.917.016.619.123.226.730.533.0
Mean Min. °C20.720.417.312.98.75.44.76.19.312.416.118.6
Mean Rain mm20.228.720.313.116.117.217.415.618.318.619.024.2

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