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Pine Creek - NT 

Populated Place Town
Service Station,Roadhouse Caravan Park Fuel Toilet Pub Mine Food,Shopping Police Station
PlaceID25880
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Latitude13.82077º S 13º 49' 14.77" S
Longitude131.8329º E 131º 49' 58.61" E
Altitude210
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 Weather & Climate
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 Description of Pine Creek
Pine Creek is situated 220 km south of Darwin and 90km north of Katherine at the junction of the Stuart and Kakadu Highways in the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory.
The town was established in the late 1800's as a result of the discovery of gold by the crew of the Overland Telegraph Line. Pine Creek still relies on mining for its survival, with the majority of the population involved in mining or related industries.
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Tourism has recently become an important part of the town's economy as facilities for travelers have improved.
Pine Creek has a population of around 650, which includes surroundings stations and Kybrook Farm, an Aboriginal community of around 100 people from various tribal groups. The population has doubled in the last year with the opening of a gold mine, GBS Gold, at Union Reefs and an iron ore mine, Territory Resources, at Frencis Creek.
The Climate is tropical with the Wet Season from October to March averaging 1500mm of rainfall a year. The dry season lasts from April to September, with clear, sunny skies and temperatures in the mid twenties every day.

Road cutting colours in the Wet
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Flooded pit of gold mine
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Pine Creek Hotel
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Ah Toy's Store
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BP Pine Creek
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Pine Creek Station
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Old Steam Loco at Pine Creek
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Old Steam Loco Information
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 Weather & Climate for Pine Creek

Closest Weather Station

Pine Creek at 09:00 03 Dec CST
Distance from Pine Creek 0.39km S
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
30.1°C 35.0°C 65% 23.0°C -hPa 0.0mm W 2km/h
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Closest Climatic Station

Douglas River
Distance from Pine Creek 69.69km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 33.733.133.734.7 33.031.431.633.5 36.537.336.935.0
Mean Min. °C 24.023.823.120.8 16.513.613.114.3 18.422.223.523.8
Mean Rain mm 275.4286.4230.449.8 8.82.73.10.8 4.138.8117.3196.4

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 Treks passing Pine Creek
Kakadu Kakadu
World renowned Kakadu has plenty to offer the international and local tourist. The diversity and many attractions including amazing rock formations, rare wildlife, Aboriginal art and fascinating escarpments are all part of Kakadu National Park. [Feature Story]

 Places within 5km of Pine Creek
Pine Creek Service Station [0.45km]  
Caravan Park 
Moule Street, Pine Creek. Telephone Number: (08) 8976 1217
Pine Creek Airstrip [1.09km]  
Airstrip 
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Gandys Hill [1.76km]  
Mountain,Peak,Hill 
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Kybrook Farm [3.46km]  
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Copperfield Dam [3.51km]  
Camp Free 
Located 5km south of Pine Creek. Turn west off Stuart Highway 3km south of Pine Creek.
Miners Park [3.93km]  
Camp Fee 
Located 6km south west of Pine Creek. Turn west off Stuart Highway, 3km south of Pine Creek. 1km past Copperfield Dam turnoff.
Kybrook [4.89km]  
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Pine Creek Service Station [0.45km]
Copperfield Dam [3.51km]
Pine Creek Airstrip [1.09km]
Miners Park [3.93km]
Gandys Hill [1.76km]
Kybrook [4.89km]
Kybrook Farm [3.46km]

 Recommended Reading for Pine Creek
Natmap Digital Maps 2008 Natmap Digital Maps 2008
NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 is the next generation of Geoscience Australia's popular NATMAP Raster 1:250 000 scale topographic digital maps. NATMAP Digital Maps 2008 are exact digital copies of Geoscience Australia's NATMAP topographic maps. They cover the whole of Australia at 1:250 000 scale, and are current to 2006.
$99.00 [Add to Cart]Latest Edition
SD5208 Pine Creek SD5208 Pine Creek
This 1:250K topographic paper map covers an area about 150km from east to west and 110km from north to south (1.5 degrees longitude by 1 degree latitude). The map contains natural and constructed features including road and rail infrastructure, vegetation, hydrography, contours (interval 50m), localities and some administrative boundaries.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]Allow 2 weeks for delivery
North-West Australia North-West Australia
This map includes a map covering the northwest of Australia from Perth to Darwin. It includes a small amount of information on locations covered by the maps, as well as climate profiles and a road distance chart. Comes in a Plastic Wallet.
Top End & Gulf Top End & Gulf
Another beautiful map publication showing enormous detail of the Top End and Gulf region of Australia. The map shows all major and minor roads and tracks, most of which have been extensively field-checked using Hemas GPS mapping system. Aboriginal land is highlighted as are fuel and food stops.
Northern Territory Handy Map Northern Territory Handy Map
Great for use in the car, Hema’s State Handy Maps clearly show highways, minor and secondary roads, national and state routes and fully-indexed cities, towns and localities. Detailed road distances are also shown. All of the maps are double-sided and come in an easy-to-fold format.
Northern Territory Handy Map - Deluxe Cover Northern Territory Handy Map - Deluxe Cover
Great for use in the car, Hema’s State Handy Maps clearly show highways, minor and secondary roads, national and state routes and fully-indexed cities, towns and localities. Detailed road distances are also shown. All of the maps are double-sided and come in an easy-to-fold format.
Northern Territory Northern Territory
This map covers the whole of the Northern Territory in a compact format. Includes climate profiles, National Parks, Roadhouses and Towns list as well as some photos. Comes with Plastic Wallet.
Top End & Gulf CD Map Top End & Gulf CD Map
The Top End & Gulf CD Map is based on the popular paper maps and is compatible with most PC-based major navigational progammes, and if you have a GPS, laptop or personal orgaiser then it can provide in car navigation. This CD is a great companion product to use with existing regional maps.