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Hermannsburg - NT  Rating

Populated Place 
Camp Free Fuel Water Supply Toilet Food,Shopping Aboriginal Lands,Communities Camp Fee Police Station Medical Services Point of Interest
PlaceID27864
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Latitude23.94198º S 23º 56' 31.13" S
Longitude132.7796º E 132º 46' 46.51" E
Altitude574
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 Description of Hermannsburg

Sun drenched community is sensibly solar powered by 8 impressive dishes.
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Parabolic dishes collect solar energy
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Sunlight is concentrated 500X at the focal point
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Desert scenery east of Hermannsburg
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In Hermannsburg (1999)
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 Weather & Climate for Hermannsburg

Closest Weather Station

Alice Springs Airport at 11:30 03 Dec CST
Distance from Hermannsburg 113.91km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
38.7°C 31.2°C 11% 3.6°C 1009.5hPa 0.0mm N 32km/h
17knots
35km/h
19knots

Closest Climatic Station

Alice Springs Airport
Distance from Hermannsburg 113.91km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJun JulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C 36.335.132.728.2 23.019.919.622.6 27.130.933.735.4
Mean Min. °C 21.420.817.512.6 8.35.14.06.0 10.214.817.920.2
Mean Rain mm 38.042.331.916.8 19.414.414.79.5 8.321.926.737.5

 What Others Say about Hermannsburg

  Saturday, 27 October 2007   Kiwi & "Grenade"   Rating
What a horrible place to visit. Before you even get close to being in the place you are surrounded b...
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 Treks passing Hermannsburg

Boggy Hole Boggy Hole
Finke Gorge is located within the Finke Gorge NP south of the West MacDonnell Ranges in the Alice Springs region. The most popular attraction is Boggy Hole, a permanent billabong of the Finke River. This is a good 4WD route to Uluru and/or Kings Canyon. [Feature Story]
West MacDonnell Ranges West MacDonnell Ranges
The West MacDonnell Ranges in the heart of Australia's red centre stretch for 400km from east-west as a series of parallel ranges. Within the ranges are magnificent gaps and gorges, dramatic scenery, great bush camping and walks.

 Places within 5km of Hermannsburg

Larapinta Drive & Boggy Hole Access [0.85km]  
Junction,Intersection,Turn Off 
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Intersection to Hermannsberg [1.51km]  
Junction,Intersection,Turn Off 
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Albert Namatjira's House [3.58km]  
Point of Interest 
Albert Namatjira's House is located approximately 5km west of Hermannsberg Community. It is a two-roomed cottage, constructed of hand-cut local sandstone bricks with a corrugated galvanised iron roof. Albert built this house for his wife and the house features a fireplace and chimney – which is located at the eastern end of the structure.
Hermannsburg Airstrip [3.65km]  
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Rutjingka [4.62km]  
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 Recommended Reading for Hermannsburg

Alice Springs to Uluru - Digital Map Alice Springs to Uluru - Digital Map
This digital map of 'Alice Springs to Uluru' will help you to safely experience the adventure of exploration, and the wonder of the outback with both detailed information and GPS readings. Some of the most unusual landforms in the world can be found in Central Australia.
$10.00 [Add to Cart]NEW item in the Shop
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
SF5313 Hermannsburg SF5313 Hermannsburg
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
MacDonnell Ranges MacDonnell Ranges
Covering both the East and West MacDonnell Ranges this map shows major roads and 4WD tracks out of Alice Springs including the Finke Gorge NP and track from Hermansburg through to Boggy Hole and onto Giles Road. It includes Rainbow Valley and Chambers Pillar.
Red Centre - Alice Springs to Uluru Red Centre - Alice Springs to Uluru
This map outlines all sealed and unsealed roads, four-wheel drive tracks and roads requiring permit access. Camping sites, accommodation, fuel supplies, emergency services and local attractions are all marked and National Park and Aboriginal land boundaries are clearly outlined.
Red Centre CD Map Red Centre CD Map
The Red Centre 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.
Alice Springs to Uluru Alice Springs to Uluru
Some of the most unusual landforms in the world can be found in Central Australia. Much of this area has only been accessible to visitors for about 30 yrs and some roads and facilities are well suited to the modern adventurer.The Gunbarrel Hwy is also shown although travel permits are required.
Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack Great Desert Tracks of Australia Map Pack
This map pack includes the six Great Desert Tracks Maps, together with the Simpson Desert map, all packaged in a hard-cover folder with clear pockets. This map pack is designed to offer an additional benefit to the constant map user by providing better value than buying the maps individually.

 Important Notes

Whilst indicating location of water supplies, ExplorOz makes no recommendation with regard to the quality of water for drinking purposes. We strongly recommend that when travelling you take ample supplies of water from reliable drinking water sources.